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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
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by Margaret Jordan Halter Chapters 1 - 36 | Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter ss01 ssMental ssHealth ssand ssMental ssIllness 2
Chapter ss02 ssTheories ssand ssTherapies ssApproach 12
Chapter ss03 ssPsychobiology ssand ssPsychopharmacology 25
Chapter ss04 ssTreatment ssSettings 37
Chapter ss05 ssCultural ssImplications 50
Chapter ss06 ssLegal ssand ssEthical ssConsiderations 61
Chapter ss07 ssThe ssNursing ssProcess ssand ssStandards ssof ssCare 72
Chapter ss08 ssTherapeutic ssRelationships 83
Chapter ss09 ssTherapeutic ssCommunication 94
Chapter ss10 ssStress ssResponses ssand ssStress ssManagement 103
Chapter ss11 ssChildhood ssand ssNeurodevelopmental ssDisorders 113
Chapter ss12 ssSchizophrenia ssSpectrum ssDisorders 123
Chapter ss13 ssBipolar ssand ssRelated ssDisorders 137
Chapter ss14 ssDepressive ssDisorders 150
Chapter ss15 ssAnxiety ssand ssObsessive-Compulsive ssDisorders 162
Chapter ss16 ssTrauma, ssStressor-Related, ssand ssDissociative ssDisorders 175
Chapter ss17 ssSomatic ssSymptom ssDisorders 187
Chapter ss18 ssEating ssand ssFeeding ssDisorders 197
Chapter ss19 ssSleep–Wake ssDisorders 207
Chapter ss20 ssSexual ssDysfunctions, ssGender ssDysphoria, ssand ssParaphilic ssDisorders 216
Chapter ss21 ssImpulse ssControl ssDisorders 226
Chapter ss22 ssSubstance-Related ssand ssAddictive ssDisorders 236
Chapter ss23 ssNeurocognitive ssDisorders 248
Chapter ss24 ssPersonality ssDisorders 259
Chapter ss25 ssSuicide ssand ssNonsuicidal ssSelf-Injury 270
Chapter ss26 ssCrisis ssand ssDisaster 280
Chapter ss27 ssAnger, ssAggression, ssand ssViolence 290
Chapter ss28 ssChild, ssOlder ssAdult, ssand ssIntimate ssPartner ssViolence 300
Chapter ss29 ssSexual ssAssault 309
Chapter ss30 ssDying, ssDeath, ssand ssGrieving 318
Chapter ss31 ssOlder ssAdults 326
Chapter ss32 ssSerious ssMental ssIllness 338
Chapter ss33 ssForensic ssNursing 351
Chapter ss34 ssTherapeutic ssGroups 360
Chapter ss35 ssFamily ssInterventions 371
Chapter ss36 ssIntegrative ssCare 382

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Chapter ss01: ssMental ssHealth ssand ssMental ssIllness
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ss psychiatric sssettings sshave ssincreased, ssjust sslike ssother ssspecialties. ssPsychiatric ssnursing
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