Comprehensive Psychiatric Nursing (5 Rev ed)

This new edition reflects contemporary, holistic psychiatric nursing practice.

It presents comprehensive, clinically relevant information in a clear, accessible, visually stimulating format.

Two full colour inserts are included to address the psychobiological bases of mental disorders and psychopharmacological interventions. Features: * Stresses the collaborative roles of the mental health care team to emphasise the interdisciplinary nature of mental health treatment * Integrates client examples to promote the realistic application of the clinical content * Provides nursing care plans based on specific assessment data and nursing diagnoses that detail client outcomes and interventions to facilitate students' ability to effectively plan client care * Includes new chapters on health promotion, outcomes management, and impulse control disorders