NEW and EXPANDED coverage includes a dedicated chapter about the Canadian health care system (highlighting mental health inequities and contemporary approaches to improving access and quality of care), patient-centred care, palliation in mental health, stigma, trauma, suicide, cultural assessment, self-actualization as part of holistic well-being and recovery, and more
NEW! Comprehensive coverage includes Canadian statistics, research, references and resources, guidelines, assessment and screening tools, therapies, drugs, terminology, and more
EXPANDED! Additional case studies, Critical Thinking boxes, and Cultural Considerations boxes in every chapter promote application to practice, critical thinking, and prepare you for licensure exams
NEW! Critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter reflect the latest CCPNR Entry-Level competencies (also for Ontario and BC), allowing you to apply concepts to practice and prepare for licensure exams
UNIT ONE: MENTAL HEALTH CARE: PAST AND PRESENT 1. The History of Mental Health Care 2. The Canadian Mental Health Care Systems 3. Ethical and Legal Issues 4. Sociocultural Issues 5. Theories and Therapies 6. Complementary and Alternative Therapies 7. Psychotherapeutic Medication Therapy
UNIT TWO: THE CAREGIVER’S THERAPEUTIC SKILLS 8. Principles and Skills of Mental Health Care 9. Mental Health Observation and Assessment Skills 10. Therapeutic Communication 11. The Therapeutic Relationship 12. The Therapeutic Environment
UNIT THREE: MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 13. Challenges of Childhood 14. Challenges of Adolescence 15. Challenges of Adulthood 16. Challenges of Late Adulthood 17. Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia
UNIT FOUR: PATIENTS WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES 18. Managing Anxiety 19. Illness and Hospitalization 20. Loss and Grief 21. Depression and Other Mood Disorders 22. Physical Challenges, Psychological Sources 23. Eating and Sleeping Disorders 24. Dissociative Disorders
UNIT FIVE: PATIENTS WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL CHALLENGES 25. Anger and Aggression 26. Outward-Focused Emotions: Violence 27. Inward-Focused Emotions: Suicide 28. Substance-Related Disorders 29. Sexuality and Sexual Disorders 30. Personality Disorders 31. Brain Function, Schizophrenia, and Other Psychoses 32. Chronic Mental Health Disorders 33. Challenges for the Future
APPENDIXES A: Mental Status Assessment at a Glance B: A Simple Assessment of Tardive Dyskinesia Symptoms C: Canadian Standards for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Eric MacMullin, RN, MSN, Professor, Bridging to University Nursing Program, School of Community and Health Studies, Centennial College, Toronto, Ontario and Boris Bard, RN, MSc, ACMHN, Manager, Neurology Services, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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