Nursing diagnoses in psychiatric nursing : care plans and psychotropic medications

Townsend, Mary C. 1941- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780803625068 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0803625065 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xxxv, 696 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Co., c2011.

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Nursing process -- Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence -- Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Mood disorders: depression -- Bipolar disorders --- Anxiety disorders -- Somatoform disorders -- Dissociative disorders -- Sexual and gender indentity disorders -- Eating disorders -- Adjustment disorders -- Impulse control disorders -- Psychological factors affecting medical condition -- Personality disorders -- Problems related to abuse or neglect -- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder -- HIV disease -- Homelessness -- Psychiatric home nursing care -- Forensic nursing -- Complementary therapies -- Loss and bereavement -- Antianxiety agents -- Antidepressants -- Mood-stabilizing drugs -- Antipsychotic agents -- Antiparkinsonian agents -- Sedative-hypnotics -- Agents used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Comparison of development theories -- Ego defense mechanisms -- Levels of anxiety -- Stages of grief -- Relationship development and therapeutic communication -- Psychological therapies -- Electroconvulsive therapy -- Medication assessment tool -- The DSM-IV-TR multiaxial evlauation system -- Global assessment of functioning (GAF) scale -- DSM-IT-TR classification: axes I and II categories and codes -- Mental status assessment -- Assigning nursing diagnoses to client behaviors -- Brief mental status evaluation -- US Food and Drug Aministration (FDA) pregnancy categories -- US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) controlled substances schedules -- Abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS) -- Drug index -- Nursing diagnoses index.