,Mental Health
Nursing
SIXTH EDITION
Linda M. Gorman, RN, MN,
PMHCNS-BC, FPCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nursing
Consultant
Private Practice
Oxnard, California
Robynn F. Anwar, MSN.Ed
Retired Nursing Professor of Camden
County College
Camden County College
Blackwood, New Jersey
,F. A. Davis Company
1915 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
www.fadavis.com
Copyright © 2022 by F. A. Davis Company
Copyright © 1997, 2001, 2006, 2014, 2019 by F. A. Davis Company. All rights reserved. This book is
protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without
written permission from the publisher.
Printed in the United States of America
Last digit indicates print number: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Publisher, Nursing: Terri Wood Allen
Editor-in-Chief: Jean Rodenberger
Manager of Project and eProject Management: Catherine H. Carroll
Content Project Manager: Sean West
Illustration and Design Manager: Carolyn O’Brien
As new scientific information becomes available through basic and clinical research, recommended
treatments and drug therapies undergo changes. The author(s) and publisher have done everything
possible to make this book accurate, up to date, and in accord with accepted standards at the time
of publication. The authors, editors, and publisher are not responsible for errors or omissions or for
consequences from application of the book, and make no warranty, expressed or implied, in regard
to the contents of the book. Any practice described in this book should be applied by the reader in
accordance with professional standards of care used in regard to the unique circumstances that may
apply in each situation. The reader is advised always to check product information (package inserts)
for changes and new information regarding dose and contraindications before administering any
drug. Caution is especially urged when using new or infrequently ordered drugs.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Gorman, Linda M., author. | Anwar, Robynn F., author.
Title: Mental health nursing / Linda M. Gorman, Robin F. Anwar.
Other titles: Neeb’s mental health nursing
Description: Sixth edition. | Philadelphia, PA : F. A. Davis, [2023] |
Preceded by Neeb’s mental health nursing / Linda M. Gorman, Robynn F.
Anwar. Fifth edition. 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022016124 (print) | LCCN 2022016125 (ebook) | ISBN
9781719645607 (paperback) | ISBN 9781719648325 (ebook)
Subjects: MESH: Mental Disorders—nursing | Psychiatric Nursing—methods |
Licensed Practical Nurses | Nursing, Practical—methods
Classification: LCC RC440 (print) | LCC RC440 (ebook) | NLM WY 160 | DDC
616.89/0231—dc23/eng/20220606
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022016124
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022016125
Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of
specific clients, is granted by F. A. Davis Company for users registered with the Copyright Clear-
ance Center (CCC) Transactional Reporting Service, provided that the fee of $.25 per copy is paid
directly to CCC, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. For those organizations that have been
granted a photocopy license by CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. The fee code
for users of the Transactional Reporting Service is: 978-1-7196-4560-7/18 + $.25.
, To Corie, who saw me as an author many years ago.
~ (LG)
To my mother, Mayme Thomas, and Bessie Blount Griffin (Mom Bessie), I
realize how much easier this journey would have been if you both were
here. Wasim, my husband, and daughter, Andrea, I appreciate your belief
in my abilities. To Aunt Shirley, Toni (sister), and Ted (brother), my family.
Linda, thank you for being my mentor and friend. —Thank you.
~ (RA)
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Nursing
SIXTH EDITION
Linda M. Gorman, RN, MN,
PMHCNS-BC, FPCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nursing
Consultant
Private Practice
Oxnard, California
Robynn F. Anwar, MSN.Ed
Retired Nursing Professor of Camden
County College
Camden County College
Blackwood, New Jersey
,F. A. Davis Company
1915 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
www.fadavis.com
Copyright © 2022 by F. A. Davis Company
Copyright © 1997, 2001, 2006, 2014, 2019 by F. A. Davis Company. All rights reserved. This book is
protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without
written permission from the publisher.
Printed in the United States of America
Last digit indicates print number: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Publisher, Nursing: Terri Wood Allen
Editor-in-Chief: Jean Rodenberger
Manager of Project and eProject Management: Catherine H. Carroll
Content Project Manager: Sean West
Illustration and Design Manager: Carolyn O’Brien
As new scientific information becomes available through basic and clinical research, recommended
treatments and drug therapies undergo changes. The author(s) and publisher have done everything
possible to make this book accurate, up to date, and in accord with accepted standards at the time
of publication. The authors, editors, and publisher are not responsible for errors or omissions or for
consequences from application of the book, and make no warranty, expressed or implied, in regard
to the contents of the book. Any practice described in this book should be applied by the reader in
accordance with professional standards of care used in regard to the unique circumstances that may
apply in each situation. The reader is advised always to check product information (package inserts)
for changes and new information regarding dose and contraindications before administering any
drug. Caution is especially urged when using new or infrequently ordered drugs.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Gorman, Linda M., author. | Anwar, Robynn F., author.
Title: Mental health nursing / Linda M. Gorman, Robin F. Anwar.
Other titles: Neeb’s mental health nursing
Description: Sixth edition. | Philadelphia, PA : F. A. Davis, [2023] |
Preceded by Neeb’s mental health nursing / Linda M. Gorman, Robynn F.
Anwar. Fifth edition. 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022016124 (print) | LCCN 2022016125 (ebook) | ISBN
9781719645607 (paperback) | ISBN 9781719648325 (ebook)
Subjects: MESH: Mental Disorders—nursing | Psychiatric Nursing—methods |
Licensed Practical Nurses | Nursing, Practical—methods
Classification: LCC RC440 (print) | LCC RC440 (ebook) | NLM WY 160 | DDC
616.89/0231—dc23/eng/20220606
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022016124
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022016125
Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of
specific clients, is granted by F. A. Davis Company for users registered with the Copyright Clear-
ance Center (CCC) Transactional Reporting Service, provided that the fee of $.25 per copy is paid
directly to CCC, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. For those organizations that have been
granted a photocopy license by CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. The fee code
for users of the Transactional Reporting Service is: 978-1-7196-4560-7/18 + $.25.
, To Corie, who saw me as an author many years ago.
~ (LG)
To my mother, Mayme Thomas, and Bessie Blount Griffin (Mom Bessie), I
realize how much easier this journey would have been if you both were
here. Wasim, my husband, and daughter, Andrea, I appreciate your belief
in my abilities. To Aunt Shirley, Toni (sister), and Ted (brother), my family.
Linda, thank you for being my mentor and friend. —Thank you.
~ (RA)
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