A non-specialist introduction for nursing and health care
Mental Health is an accessible introductory textbook aimed primarily at nursing and health care students who are not in the mental health field of practice but are seeking to understand mental health and become rounded practitioners. It will also be useful as a broad introduction for mental health nursing students. Through clear explanations, ......
The seventh edition of this classic multidisciplinary text for students of gerontology continues to offer practical, user-friendly, and comprehensive information about the physical changes and common pathologies associated with the aging process. Fully updated with current information regarding diagnosis, risk factors, prevention recommendations, ......
Addressing the most commonly-encountered mental health disorders, this practical, evidence-based resource for advanced practice nurses, nurse educators, and graduate nursing students delivers the knowledge and tools needed to effectively assess, examine, diagnose, treat, and promote optimal mental health in the geriatric patient.
Prepares test-takers to successfully respond to the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam's structure. Specifically, the book provides an in-depth review of clinical assessment and treatment planning knowledge; DSM 5 diagnostic knowledge; intervention/treatment plan knowledge; and administration, consultation and supervision knowledge.
Focuses on economic inequality in later life. Cutting-edge chapters discuss the factors that can lead to advancing our understanding of economic inequalities. The volume includes perspectives on the changing pathways in later life, retirement income and security, race and associated advantages and disadvantages, and social rights for the elderly.
Incorporating Intersectionality, Resilience, and Cultural Competence
By demonstrating how to integrate diversity and intersectionality into the diagnostic process rather than limiting assessment to a purely problem-focused diagnostic label, this book strengthens the DSM for mental health practitioners by promoting the inclusion of intersectionality, resiliency, culture, spirituality, and community into practice.
Case Study Approach to Psychotherapy for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses is a case study companion to the groundbreaking and award-winning textbook Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse
Revised and updated, the second edition of this practical resource remains the only advanced practice guide to provide an overview of the major DSM-5 disorders across the lifespan and complete clinical guidelines for their psychopharmacologic management.
Prepares students to successfully pass the ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner board certification examination. The manual encompasses all of the essential knowledge required, uses an outline format that highlights critical detail, and systematically follows the test blueprint so that those taking the exam will be optimally prepared.
