"Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing emphasizes interpersonal relations as the foundation for nursing practice and the cornerstone for relationship-based care. Starting out with an important historical overview of the profession, the student is introduced to the rich history of psychiatric mental health nursing. This text then guides the nursing student through the essential phases of self-discovery while integrating interpersonal nursing theory concepts into practice with various populations"-- Provided by publisher.

Preceded by Psychiatric-mental health nursing / [edited by] Jeffrey S. Jones, Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, Vickie L. Rogers. Second edition. [2017].

Mental Health Trends and the Historical Role of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse -- Interpersonal Relationships : The Cornerstone of Psychiatric Nursing -- Therapeutic Communication and the Therapeutic Use of Self -- Boundary Management -- Critical Thinking, Clinical Judgment, and Clinical Decision Making Within the Interpersonal Relationship -- Crisis and Crisis Intervention -- Psychiatric Case Management -- Known Risk Factors for Prevalent Mental Illness and Nursing Interventions for Prevention -- Systems Concepts and Working in Groups -- Theories of Mental Health and Illness -- Psychopharmacology : An Objective Look at this Treatment Modality -- Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Thought Disorders -- Mood Disorders -- Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders, and Trauma and Stress Related Disorders -- Personality Disorders -- Substance Related and Misuse Disorders -- Neurocognitive Disorders -- Disruptive Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders -- Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria -- Feeding and Eating Disorders -- Psychological Problems of Physically Ill Persons -- Working with Children and Concerns Regarding Adolescents -- Issues Specific to the Elderly -- Victims and Victimizers -- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Across the Continuum of Care -- Caring for Vulnerable Populations and the Role of the Forensic Nurse. -- Cultural, Ethnic, and Spiritual Concepts -- Ethical and Legal Principles.