Description

• Covers essential content including theoretical foundations of practice, such as Modeling and Role-Modeling, a biopsychosocial nursing theory of adaptation and Kandel’s theory of brain neuroplasticity.
• Uses biopsychosocial approach to assessment and management.
• Features specific content of mental health disorders associated with military service.
• Includes evidence-based interventions and practice guidelines such as those in American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Compendium.
• Offers content perfect for preparing for certification exams.
• Uses a consistent organization for each disorder…
  • Etiology
  • Epidemiology
  • Risk and protective factors
  • Biological basis
  • Clinical presentation across the lifespan
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Occurrence of co-morbidities
  • Treatment
  • Course
  • Issues in management
  • Screening instruments
• Fulfills the textbook requirements of the American Nurses Credentialing Company (ANCC) with coverage of psychotherapy, psychosocial interventions, and pharmacologic management.

Author: Perese, Eris F

Topic: Medical / Nursing
Media: Book
ISBN: 803622473
Language: English
Pages: 725