Description
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Psychiatric**Build a solid foundation in psychiatric-mental health nursing with this comprehensive, evidence-based text! Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 10th Edition makes it easy to understand the complexities of psychiatric disorders and how to provide quality mental and behavioral health care. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. Other notable features include illustrated explanations of the neurobiology of disorders, DSM-5-TR™ criteria for major disorders, and nursing care plans. A market leader in RN psychiatric nursing, this text includes new Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam content to prepare you for success on your licensure exam.
Table of Contents
UNIT I Foundations in Theory1 Mental Health and Mental Illness2 Theories and Therapies3 Psychobiology and PsychopharmacologyUNIT II Foundations for Practice4 Treatment Settings5 Cultural Implications6 Ethical and Legal ConsiderationsUNIT III Psychosocial Nursing Tools7 The Nursing Process and Standards of Care8 Therapeutic Relationships9 Therapeutic Communication10 Stress Responses and Stress ManagementUNIT IV Psychobiological Disorders11 Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders12 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders13 Bipolar and Related Disorders14 Depressive Disorders15 Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders16 Trauma- Stressor-Related and Dissociative Disorders17 Somatic Symptom Disorders18 Eating and Feeding Disorders19 Sleep–Wake Disorders20 Sexual Dysfunction Gender Dysphoria and Paraphilic Disorders21 Impulse Control Disorders22 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders23 Neurocognitive Disorders24 Personality DisordersUNIT V Trauma Interventions25 Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury26 Crisis and Disaster27 Anger Aggression and Violence28 Child Older Adult and Intimate Partner Violence29 Sexual AssaultUNIT VI Interventions for Special Populations30 Dying Death and Grieving31 Older Adults32 Serious Mental Illness33 Forensic NursingUNIT VII Other Intervention Modalities34 Therapeutic Groups35 Family Interventions36 Integrative Care
