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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
15. Obsessive–Compulsive and Related Disorders
16. Schizophrenia
17. Mood Disorders and Suicide