Textbook of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing: Principles and Practice
- 1st Edition - July 18, 2022
- Editor: Sailaxmi Gandhi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 5 4 8 5 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 5 4 8 6 - 8
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Request a sales quoteTextbook of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing contains clear, simple and easy-to-understand description of basic psychiatric and mental health nursing concepts, terminologies, various disorders and psychiatric–mental health nursing skills. It has been written to meet requirements of the competency-based curriculum outlined by the Indian Nursing Council in the recently revised B.Sc. Nursing syllabus. The book not only provides a comprehensive orientation but also prepares the student for advanced academic programs in this specialty of nursing.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Reviewers
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Introduction
- Mental health
- The world psychiatric association
- The Indian psychiatric society
- The international society of psychiatric nurses
- The Indian society of psychiatric nurses
- Mental health team
- Nature and scope of mental health nursing
- Concepts of normal and abnormal behaviour
- Characteristics of a mentally healthy person
- Signs of mental illness
- Continuum of mental health and mental illness
- Test yourself
- References
- 2. Principles and concepts of mental health nursing
- Definition of mental health nursing
- Classification of mental disorders
- Terminologies
- Review of personality development
- Defence mechanisms
- Maladaptive behaviour of individuals and groups: Stress, crisis and disaster(s)
- Aetiology of mental disorders: Biopsychosocial factors
- Psychopathology of mental disorders
- Review of the structure and function of brain, limbic system and abnormal neurotransmission
- Principles of mental health nursing
- Ethics and responsibilities
- Conceptual models and the role of nurse
- Some important nursing theories
- Practice standards for psychiatric mental health nursing
- Test yourself
- References
- 3. Mental health assessment
- The initial interview
- Contents of the interview
- Guidelines for interviewing
- Interview skills
- Some do’s and don’ts while conducting interview
- History taking
- Mental status examination
- Mini-mental status examination
- Neurological examination
- Importance of blood chemistry, EEG, CT and MRI in mental disorders and nurse’s role
- Test yourself
- References
- 4. Therapeutic communication and nurse–patient relationship
- Introduction
- Characteristics of therapeutic communication
- Techniques of therapeutic communication
- Types of relationships
- Elements of nurse–patient contract
- Review of technique of IPR – Johari window
- Goals, phases, tasks, therapeutic techniques
- Therapeutic impasse and its intervention
- Conclusion
- Test yourself
- References
- 5. Treatment modalities and therapies in mental disorders
- Physical therapies
- Psychological therapies
- Psychosocial therapies
- Alternative and complementary therapies
- Test yourself
- References
- 6. Nursing management of persons with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
- What is schizophrenia?
- History
- Prevalence and incidence
- Types of schizophrenia
- Aetiology
- Pathophysiology
- Psychodynamics
- Diagnostic criteria (ICD-10) and clinical manifestations
- Treatment modalities
- Nursing management
- Geriatric considerations/considerations for special populations
- Follow-up, home care and rehabilitation
- Test yourself
- Reference
- 7. Nursing management of persons with mood disorders
- What are mood disorders?
- Test yourself
- Reference
- 8. Nursing management of persons with neurotic, stress-related and somatization disorders
- Classification – ICD-10
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive–compulsive disorder
- Stress-related disorders
- Adjustment disorders
- Dissociative disorders
- Somatization disorders
- Geriatric considerations
- Special considerations for women
- Special considerations for children and adolescents
- Follow-up, home care and rehabilitation
- COVID-19 pandemic implications
- Test yourself
- References
- 9. Nursing management of persons with substance use disorders
- Prevalence and incidence
- Common terms related to substance abuse
- Psychodynamics/aetiology of dependence
- Classification of disorders
- Diagnostic criteria (refer ICD-10 guidelines)
- Commonly used psychotropic substances
- Dual diagnosis
- Assessment
- Transcultural considerations
- Screening tools
- Diagnostic tests
- Treatment
- Alcohol withdrawal delirium (delirium tremens)
- Relapse prevention strategies
- Nursing management
- Test yourself
- Multiple choice questions
- References
- 10. Nursing management of persons with personality disorder, sexual disorders and eating disorders
- Personality disorder
- Sexual disorders
- Eating disorder
- Test yourself
- References
- 11. Nursing management of behavioural and emotional disorders during childhood and adolescence
- Phases of development (from a mental health perspective) (see Box 11.1)
- Challenges in identifying problems in children
- Classification of disorders (ICD-10)
- Intellectual disability
- Specific learning disorder
- Communication disorders
- Pervasive developmental disorders
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Disruptive behaviour disorders (ODD, CD)
- Non-organic enuresis and encopresis
- Feeding disorders of infancy (F98.2, ICD-10)
- Pica of infancy and childhood (F98.3, ICD-10)
- Separation anxiety disorders (F93.0, ICD-10)
- Phobic anxiety disorder of childhood (F93.1, ICD-10)
- Social anxiety disorders of childhood (F41.1, ICD-10)
- Sibling rivalry disorder (F93.3, ICD-10)
- Elective mutism (F94.0, ICD-10)
- Tic disorders (F95, ICD-10)
- Tourette disorder (F95.2, ICD-10)
- Stereotyped movement disorders (F98.4, ICD-10)
- Stuttering (stammering) (F98.5, ICD-10)
- Follow-up, home care and rehabilitation
- COVID-19 pandemic and children
- Test yourself
- 12. Nursing management of persons with organic brain disorders (dementia, delirium and amnestic disorders)
- Introduction
- Classification
- Dementia
- Vascular dementia
- Delirium
- Organic amnestic syndrome
- Test yourself
- References
- 13. Psychiatric emergencies and crisis intervention
- Common types of psychiatric emergencies
- Suicide
- Aggression/violent behaviour
- Stupor
- Delirium tremens
- Drug-induced extrapyramidal symptoms
- Disaster management and role of the psychiatric nurse
- Crisis intervention
- Stress adaptation model and stress management interventions
- Grief
- Counselling
- Test yourself
- References
- 14. Legal issues in mental health nursing
- Mental health legislation in India
- Repeal of Mental Health Act, 1987, and saving of MHCA, 2017
- Responsibilities of nurses during admission & discharge (Gandhi et al., 2019)
- Responsibilities of nurses during admission and discharge of prison ward patients (Gandhi et al., 2019)
- Role and responsibilities of nurses in implementing the Mental Health Care Act, 2017
- Rights of persons with mental illness
- Nurses’s role in implementing the RPWD Act, 2016
- Draft national policy for persons with disabilities (Divyangjan), 2021 (www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in)
- Legal issues in psychiatric nursing
- Types of laws
- Legal issues in nursing
- Nursing records and their legal implications
- Legal safeguards in nursing practice
- Responsibilities of nurse administrator
- Common causes for lawsuits against the psychiatric nurse
- Civil rights and due process
- Legal competence
- Rights regarding restraint and seclusion
- Child and elder abuse reporting
- Tort law applied to psychiatric settings
- Nursing malpractice
- Determination of standard of care
- Steps to avoid nursing liability
- Legal support
- Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
- Protection of children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012
- Forensic psychiatry
- Involvement of PwMI in legal issues
- Testamentary and contractual capacity and competence
- Criminal law
- Forensic psychiatric nursing
- Test yourself
- Reference
- 15. Community mental health nursing
- Development of community mental health services globally
- Development of community mental health services in India
- Community mental health services at NIMHANS, Bengaluru
- National mental health policy, viz. National health policy
- National mental health policy
- National mental health programme
- District mental health programme inception
- Institutionalization versus de-institutionalization
- Model of preventive psychiatry: Levels of prevention and role of nurse
- Psychiatric rehabilitation and role of nurses
- Rehabilitation services in India
- Current scenario
- Welfare benefits for persons with mental illness
- COVID-19 pandemic and psychiatric rehabilitation
- PRS at NiMHANS during the pandemic
- Mental health services available at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels
- Mental health agencies: Government and voluntary, national and international
- Community mental health nursing
- Mental health nursing issues for special populations
- Victims of violence and abuse
- Test yourself
- References
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C: Abbreviations
- Appendix D: Glossary
- Appendix E: Drug guide
- Mental health nursing practical record book
- Index
- No. of pages: 826
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 18, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131254851
- eBook ISBN: 9788131254868