Table of Contents

UNIT ONE: Mental Health Care: Past and Present 1. The History of Mental Health Care 2. Current Mental Health Care Systems 3. Ethical and Legal Issues 4. Sociocultural Issues 5. Theories and Therapies 6. Complementary and Alternative Therapies NEW! 7. Psychotherapeutic Drug Therapy UNIT TWO: The Caregiver's Therapeutic Skills 8. Skills and Principles of Mental Health Care 9. Mental Health Assessment Skills 10. Therapeutic Communication 11. The Therapeutic Relationship 12. The Therapeutic Environment UNIT THREE: Mental Health Problems Throughout The Life Cycle 13. Problems of Childhood 14. Problems of Adolescence 15. Problems of Adulthood 16. Problems of Late Adulthood 17. Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia UNIT FOUR: Patients With Psychological Problems 18. Managing Anxiety 19. Illness and Hospitalization 20. Loss and Grief 21. Depression and Other Mood Disorders 22. Physical Problems, Psychological Sources 23. Eating and Sleeping Disorders 24. Dissociative Disorders UNIT FIVE: Patients With Psychosocial Problems 25. Anger and Aggression 26. Outward-Focused Emotions: Violence 27. Inward-Focused Emotions: Suicide 28. Substance-Related Disorders 29. Sexual Disorders 30. Personality Disorders 31. Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses 32. Chronic Mental Health Disorders 33. Challenges for the Future Appendix A: Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice Appendix B: DSM-IV-TR Classification Appendix C: Mental Status Assessment at a Glance Appendix D: A Simple Method to Determine Tardive Dyskinesia Symptoms: AIMS Examination Procedure