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Author:   Barbara B. Bauer ,  Signe S. Hill
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   W B Saunders Co Ltd
Edition:   2nd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.681kg
ISBN:  

9780721677538

ISBN 10:   0721677533
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   02 December 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PERSPECTIVES IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE * A Brief Historical Perspective of the Mental Health Movement * Influences on Mental Health Services * Spiritual and Cultural Considerations * Stigma and Related Legal and Ethical Issues * MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH * Team Members * Developing a Therapeutic Milieu * Communication and Mental Health * Data Collection * NURSING RESPONSES TO SPECIFIC DISORDERS * Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescent Disorders * Cognitive Disorders * Substance Related Disorders * Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders * Depressive Mood Disorders * Bipolar Mood Disorders * Anxiety and Somatoform Disorders * Dissociative Disorders and Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders * Eating Disorders * Personality Disorders * Mental Health Problems in Non-Psychiatric Settings * Older Adults and Mental Health * INTERVENTIONS * Stress, Crisis and Crisis Intervention * Psychopharmacology * Physical and Medical Therapies * Psychotherapies * Behavior Management * Relationship Between Physiological and Psychological Needs * Enhancing Personal Strengths * Managing Aggressive Behavior * Community Reentry * Behaviors that Challenge the Nurse * APPENDICES * JCAHO Criteria for the Therapeutic Milieu * DSM-IV Terminology * Suggestions for Further Reading * Evaluation Exercises * Glossary

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