Psychiatric nursing – This book covers the entire syllabus of “Psychiatric Nursing” prescribed by the Universities of Bangladesh- for Basic and diploma nursing students. We tried to accommodate the latest information and topics. This book is an examination-friendly setup according to the teachers’ lectures and examination questions.
At the end of the book previous university questions are given. We hope in touch with the book students’ knowledge will be upgraded and flourish. The unique way of presentation may make your reading of the book a pleasurable experience.
Psychiatric nursing
Chapter 01: Introduction to Psychiatric Nursing
- Concept of Psychiatric Nursing
- Importance of Psychiatric Nursing
- Roles and responsibilities of a psychiatric nurse
- The Mental Health – Mental Health Illness Continuum
- Mental Health
- Mental health illness
- Determinants of mental illness
- Determinants of mental patient
- Cultural and socioeconomic factors related to psychiatric nursing care
- Ethical and legal Issues
- Psychiatric nursing process
- Community psychiatric health nursing
Chapter 02 Bio-psychosocial theories of mental health and illness
- Biological Theories
- Socio-Cultural Theories
- Psychoanalytic theory
- Theory of Interpersonal Relations
- Lazarus’s Theory of Emotion
- Crisis Theory
Chapter 03 Therapeutic Communication & Therapeutic Relationship
Chapter 04 Care and management of clients with psychological disturbances
- Care and management of clients with mood disturbances
- Care and management of clients with Anxiety disorders
- Phobic anxiety disorder
- Care and management of clients with schizophrenia
- Care and management of clients with sexual disorder
- Care and management of clients with substance abuse
- Care and management of clients with Organic disorder
- Care and management of clients with depression
- Care and management of and other minor mental disorder
—Psychiatric diseases in children
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Speech disorder
- Eating disorder
- Conduct disorder
- Violent behaviour
- Childhood schizophrenia
- Enuresis
- Pica
- School phobia
- Encopresis
- Stuttering
Chapter 05 Care of clients with suicidal attempt: Children, Adolescents, Adults and Elders
- Suicide and suicidal tendency
- Suicide in Children
- Adolescent/teen suicide
- Adults and Elders suicide
- Management of clients with suicidal attempt: Children, Adolescents, Adults and Elders
Chapter 06 Mental health promotion
- Health promotion
- Mental health promotion
- Approaches for mental health promotion
- Goals of mental health promotion
- Resources and supports of mental health promotion?
- Principles and practice of mental
- health promotion
Chapter 07 Psychiatric Drug Therapy/Treatment of Mental Disorder
- Antipsychotic Drugs
- Mood stabilizing drugs
- Anxiolytics
- Antidepressant drug
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)
- Anticonvulsants
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Chapter 08 For Advance learners
- Delusion, illusion and hallucination
- Amnesia
- Psychotherapy
- Counseling
- Psychosis
- Bipolar disorder
- Unipolar disorder
- Mania
- Postpartum psychological changes
- Sleep disturbance and insomnia
- Psychiatric emergency
- Violence
- Abuse
- Elder abuse
- Rape
- Rehabilitation in psychiatry
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- Depersonalization
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