Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

• NEW! Full-page illustrated explanations about the neurobiology of disorders and associated medications.
• NEW! DSM-5 guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are fully incorporated in the text, and include updated NANDA content.
• NEW! Completely revised Evidence-Based Practice boxes.
• NEW! Readability improved across entire text to help students understand and retain key information.
• NEW! Revised chapter on Dying, Death and Grieving gives students all the vital information they need for these difficult topics.
• NEW! Ten NCLEX-style questions and answers at the end of each chapter.
• Mentor-like writing style reinforces important information and helps in applying textbook content to the clinical setting.
• Coverage of key topics and emerging nursing trends keep students current with best practices in the field.
• Considering Culture boxes discuss the importance of person-centered care in providing competent care to diverse populations in various clinical situations.
• Vignettes with vivid mini-stories help to prepare students for real-world practice with personal, descriptive characterizations of patients with specific psychiatric disorders.
• Health Policy Boxes introduce the role that students can play in advocating for patients and the profession.
• Clinical chapters follow the six-step nursing process, providing consistent guidelines for comprehensive assessment and intervention.

• NEW! Full-page illustrated explanations about the neurobiology of disorders and associated medications.
• NEW! DSM-5 guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are fully incorporated in the text, and include updated NANDA content.
• NEW! Completely revised Evidence-Based Practice boxes.
• NEW! Revised chapter on Dying, Death and Grieving gives you all the vital information you need.
• NEW! Ten NCLEX-style questions and answers at the end of each chapter.

UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY

1. Mental Health and Mental Illness

2. Theories and Therapies

3. Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology

UNIT II: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE

4. Treatment Settings

5. Cultural Implications

6. Legal and Ethical Considerations

UNIT III:  PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING TOOLS

7. The Nursing Process and Standards of Care

8. Therapeutic Relationships

9. Therapeutic Communication

10. Stress Responses and Stress Management

UNIT IV: PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS

11. Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

13. Bipolar and Related Disorders

14. Depressive Disorders

15. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

16 Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders

17. Somatic Symptom Disorders

18. Eating and Feeding Disorders

19. Sleep-Wake Disorders

20. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilias

21. Impulse Control Disorders

22. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

23. Neurocognitive Disorders

24. Personality Disorders

UNIT V: TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS

25. Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

26. Crisis and Disaster

27. Anger, Aggression, and Violence

28. Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence

29. Sexual Assault

UNIT VI:  INTERVENTIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS

30. Dying, Death, and Grieving

31. Older Adults

32. Serious Mental Illness

33. Forensic Nursing

UNIT VII: OTHER INTERVENTION MODALITIES

34. Therapeutic Groups

35. Family Interventions

36. Integrative Care

Appendix A      NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses and Definitions 2012-2014