Table of Contents
1.
Therapeutic Communication Skills and Treatment Modalities
2.
Legal Aspects of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
3.
Disorders Usually First Evident in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
4.
Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
5.
Substance-Related Disorders
6.
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
7.
Mood Disorders
8.
Anxiety Disorders
9.
Somatoform Disorders
10
Dissociative Disorders
11.
Eating Disorders
12.
Adjustment Disorders
13
Personality Disorders
14
Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition
15
Sleep Disorders
16
Special Needs of the Homeless Person with Chronic Mental Illness
17
Special Needs of the Abused Person
18
Special Needs of the Person with H1V/AIDS
APPENDICES
A
NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses
B
DSM-IV Classification: Categories and Codes
C
Mental Status Assessment
D
Psychiatric Medications
E
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
Selected References
Post Tes