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PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 8TH
EDITION E-BOOK/ STUDY GUIDE BY SHEILA
L. VIDEBECK || LATEST AND COMPLETE
UPDATE 2025
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Brief Contents
UNIT 1
Current Theories and Practice
1. Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
2. Neurobiologic Theories and Psychopharmacology
3. Psychosocial Theories and Therapy
4. Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs
UNIT 2
Building the Nurse–Client Relationship
5. Therapeutic Relationships
6. Therapeutic Communication
7. Client’s Response to Illness
8. Assessment
UNIT 3
Current Social and Emotional Concerns
9. Legal and Ethical Issues
10. Grief and Loss
11. Anger, Hostility, and Aggression
12. Abuse and Violence
UNIT 4
Nursing Practice for Psychiatric Disorders
13. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
14. Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
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15. Obsessive–Compulsive and Related Disorders
16. Schizophrenia
17. Mood Disorders and Suicide
18. Personality Disorders
19. Addiction
20. Eating Disorders
21. Somatic Symptom Illnesses
22. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
23. Disruptive Behavior Disorders
24. Cognitive Disorders
Answers to Chapter Study Guides
Appendix A
Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness
Appendix B
Sexual Dysfunctions and Gender Dysphoria
Appendix C
Drug Classification Under the Controlled Substances Act
Glossary of Key Terms Index
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PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 8TH
EDITION E-BOOK/ STUDY GUIDE BY SHEILA
L. VIDEBECK || LATEST AND COMPLETE
UPDATE 2025
,2|Page
Brief Contents
UNIT 1
Current Theories and Practice
1. Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
2. Neurobiologic Theories and Psychopharmacology
3. Psychosocial Theories and Therapy
4. Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs
UNIT 2
Building the Nurse–Client Relationship
5. Therapeutic Relationships
6. Therapeutic Communication
7. Client’s Response to Illness
8. Assessment
UNIT 3
Current Social and Emotional Concerns
9. Legal and Ethical Issues
10. Grief and Loss
11. Anger, Hostility, and Aggression
12. Abuse and Violence
UNIT 4
Nursing Practice for Psychiatric Disorders
13. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
14. Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
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15. Obsessive–Compulsive and Related Disorders
16. Schizophrenia
17. Mood Disorders and Suicide
18. Personality Disorders
19. Addiction
20. Eating Disorders
21. Somatic Symptom Illnesses
22. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
23. Disruptive Behavior Disorders
24. Cognitive Disorders
Answers to Chapter Study Guides
Appendix A
Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness
Appendix B
Sexual Dysfunctions and Gender Dysphoria
Appendix C
Drug Classification Under the Controlled Substances Act
Glossary of Key Terms Index
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