Abstract
This text provides a comprehensive and evidence-based introduction to psychiatric mental health assessment and diagnosis in advanced nursing practice. Taking a clinical, case-based approach, this textbook is designed to support graduate nursing students who are studying psychiatric mental health nursing as they develop their reasoning and decision-making skills. It presents: • Therapeutic communication and psychiatric interviewing techniques, alongside basic psychiatric terminologies. • The major psychiatric diagnoses, drawing on the DSM-5. • A step-by-step guide to conducting a comprehensive psychiatric mental health assessment. • Case examples demonstrating assessment across major psychopathologies. • Good practice for conducting mental health evaluations. This is an essential text for all those undertaking psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner programs and a valuable reference for advanced practice nurses in clinical practice.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Number of pages | 164 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781000610130 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367684556 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |
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