Keltner's Psychiatric nursing / Norman L. Keltner, Carol E. Bostrom, and Teena M. McGuinness; edited by Nenita Y. Davadilla

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: 1. Introduction to Psychiatric Nursing-- 2. Psychotherapeutic Management in the Continuum Care-- 3. Models for Working with Psychiatric Patients-- 4. Legal Issues-- 5. Psychobiological Bases of Behavior-- 6. Nurse-Patient Communication-- 7. Nurse-Patient Relationship-- 8. Nursing Process-- 9. Stress, Anxiety, Coping, and Crisis-- 10. Suicide and Other Self-Destructive Behaviors-- 11. Working with the Aggressive Patient-- 12. Working with Groups of Patients-- 13. Working with the family-- 14. Cultural Competence ins Psychiatric Nursing-- 15. Spirituality-- 16. Introduction to Psychotropic Drugs-- 17. Antiparkinsonian Drugs-- 18. Antipsychotic Drugs-- 19. Antidepressant Drugs-- 20. Antimanic Drugs-- 21. Antianxiety Drugs-- 22. Antidementia Drugs-- 23. Introduction to Milieu Management-- 24. Variables Affecting the Therapeutic Environment-- 25. Therapeutic Environment in Various Treatment Settings-- 26. Introduction to Psychopathology-- 27. Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses-- 28. Depression-- 29. Bipolar Disorders-- 30. Anxiety-Related, Somatoform, and Dissociative Disorders-- 31. Cognitive Disorders-- 32. Personality Disorders-- 33. Sexual Disorders-- 34. Substance-Related Disorders-- 35. Dual Diagnosis-- 36. Eating Disorders-- 37. Behavior and Somatic Therapies-- 38. Nutraceuticals and Mental Health-- 39. Survivors of Violence and Trauma-- 40. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing-- 41. Mental Disorders in Older Adults-- 42. War-Related Psychiatric Disorders in Soldiers.

Kelter's Psychiatric Nursing - Philippine Edition is the first textbook endorsed by the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PMHNAP). Some of its features are: Latest and most relevant trends in the field of psychiatric nursing, specifically in the Philippines. Nurse-patient communication and relationship presented in dialogues in dual language (Filipino and English) for more effective therapeutic techniques. Highly contextualized content on clinical case studies, focusing on actual psychiatric nursing cases in Philippine mental health institutions. Comprehensive history of the treatment of mental illness in the Philippines- from the pre-Spanish regime to the present. This edition covers the latest trends and treatments and provides the solid, real-world foundation you need to provide safe and effective psychiatric nursing care. It features straightforward approach that uses a unique model of psychotherapeutic management, made up of three components: (1) the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, (2) psychopharmacology, and (3) milieu management. Practical learning tools such as nursing care plans, case studies, clinical examples, author tips, study notes, and critical thinking questions help you understand and learn how to apply concepts to the real world of psychiatric nursing. Further, this edition features new and updated content on: Suicide and self-mutilation in a completely new chapter that identifies risk factors for suicide and the purpose of self-mutilation; Posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic burn injury in a new chapter that provides treatment options; The shift of the therapeutic environment from inpatient units to community settings and how that affects milieu management; Nutraceuticals as a complementary or alternative therapy option.