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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Psychiatric** Get quick access to psychiatric nursing care guidelines with this portable and concise clinical reference! Taking an interprofessional approach to care based on patient problems and the latest DSM-5 criteria, this essential resource helps you plan evidence-based, individualized nursing care for a range of healthcare settings. Clear, concise coverage focuses on the nursing process, summarizing topics from disorders and psychiatric crises to psychopharmacology. From noted educators Margaret Jordan Halter and Christina A. Fratena, this manual is a perfect clinical reference companion for creating psychiatric nursing care plans. DSM-5-based psychiatric diagnoses, criteria, and organization help you with accurate assessment and diagnosis of patients International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) nursing diagnoses in the clinical chapters help facilitate decision-making, patient care, and interprofessional communication Clinical information helps you plan individualized patient care in a range of healthcare settings, including the inpatient unit, home care, or community care Straightforward coverage of major psychiatric disorders simplifies often-complex material Prioritized care plans for psychiatric nursing diagnoses include assessment findings/diagnostic cues, nursing diagnosis, etiology, outcome criteria, and interventions with rationales Dedicated pharmacotherapy chapters provide essential information for each of the major categories of medications, such as antipsychotics and antidepressants Coverage of nonpharmacological approaches includes psychotherapeutic models and brain stimulation therapies Assessment guides offer tables, charts, and questionnaires to help with patient diagnosis and care NEW! Patient-centered care content offers guidance for working with psychiatric patients UPDATED! Coverage includes the latest information on DSM-5-TR, psychopharmacology, evidence-based practice, and FDA-approved medications and biological treatments

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Author:   Margaret Jordan Halter ,  Christina A. Fratena
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   8th edition
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443127595

ISBN 10:   044312759
Pages:   536
Publication Date:   02 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Foundations for Psychiatric Nursing Care 1. The Nursing Process 2. Therapeutic Relationships 3. Therapeutic Communication Part II: Nursing Care 4. Neurodevelopmental Disorders 5. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders 6. Bipolar Disorders 7. Depressive Disorders 8. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders 9. Trauma-Related Disorders 10. Eating Disorders 11. Sleep Disorders 12. Substance Disorders 13. Neurocognitive Disorders 14. Personality Disorders Part III: Psychiatric Crises 15. Dying, Death, and Grief 16. Suicide 17. Crisis Intervention 18. Anger, Aggression, and Violence 19. Family Violence 20. Sexual Violence Part IV: Psychopharmacology 21. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Medications 22. Antipsychotics 23. Mood-Stabilizers 24. Antidepressants 25. Antianxiety Medications 26. Sleep Promoting Medications 27. Substance Use Disorder Medications 28. Neurocognitive Medications Part V: Nonpharmacological Approaches 29. Psychotherapeutic Models 30. Brain Stimulation Therapies References Appendix A: Mental Status Assessment Appendix B: Assessment Tools Appendix C: Development Stages Appendix E: DSM-5-TR Medical Diagnoses

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Margaret Jordan Halter is the Editor of Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care, Former Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, Former Faculty, Malone College, Canton, Ohio; University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Former Associate Dean, Ashland University, Mansfield, Ohio, USA

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