Perspectives and principles
History of psychiatric nursing
Concepts of psychiatric care: therapeutic models
Interfacing biological-behavioral concepts into psychiatric nursing practice
Foundatrions of psychiatric nursing
Therapeutic communication
Cultural and ethnic considerations
Legal and ethical considerations
Response to stressors across the life span
The client with a depressive disorder
The client with a bipolar disorder
The client with an anxiety disorder
The client with a somatization disorder
The client with a stress-related disorder
The client with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
The client with a personality disorder
The client with delirium, dementia, amnestic, and other cognitive disorders
The client with attention-deficit disorder
The client with a dissociative disorder
The client at risk of suicidal and self-destructive behaviors
The client exhibiting aggression, hostility, and violence
The client with a substance-related disorder
The client with an eating disorder
The client with a sleep disorder
The client with a sexual disorder
The client who survives violence
Therapeutic interventions
Familial systems and family therapy
Psychopharmacologic therapy
Electroconvulsive, other biological (somatic), and complementary therapies
Crisis intervention management: the role of adaptation
Milieu therapy / hospital-based care
Home- and community-based care
Psychosocial care in medical-surgical settings
Advancing psychiatric nursing practice
Psychiatric consultation-liaison nursing
Psychiatric nursing research
The future of psychiatric nursing
