Psychiatric Nursing

A blend of neurological understanding of mental disorders and traditional psychodynamic approach, this instructors resource CD-ROM addresses changing roles and new perspectives for psychiatric nursing practice.

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This comprehensive instructors resource, CD-ROM and connection Website blends a neurological understanding of mental disorders with the traditional psychodynamic approach to address changing roles and new perspectives for nursing practice. Both a classroom text and a reference for treating psychiatric disorders in any setting, this text is grounded in current research and reflects current practice. Features include: interdisciplinary treatment plans; listings of movies about psychiatric disorders; therapeutic dialogues; solid psychopharmacological content; psychoeduction checklists; and clinical vignettes. Each chapter includes key concepts, key points, summary and critical thinking questions.