Nursing diagnoses in psychiatric nursing : care plans and psychotropic medications / Mary C. Townsend.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The foundation for planning psychiatric nursing care. Nursing process : one step to professionalism -- Alterations in psychosocial adaptation. Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence ; Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders ; Substance-related disorders ; Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders ; Mood disorders ; Anxiety disorders ; Somatoform and sleep disorders ; Dissociative disorders ; Sexual and gender identity disorders ; Eating disorders ; Adjustment disorder ; Impulse control disorders ; Psychological factors affecting medical condition ; Personality disorders -- Special topics in psychiatric/mental health nursing. Problems related to abuse or neglect ; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder ; HIV disease ; Homelessness ; Psychiatric home nursing care ; Forensic nursing ; Complementary therapies ; Loss and bereavement -- Psychotropic medications. Antianxiety agents ; Antidepressants ; Mood-stabilizing drugs ; Antipsychotic agents ; Antiparkinsonian agents ; Sedative-hypnotics ; Agents used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Appendix A : comparison of developmental theories -- Appendix B : ego defense mechanisms -- Appendix C : levels of anxiety -- Appendix D : stages of grief a comparison of models by Elisabeth K.ubler-Ross, John Bowlby, George Engel, and William Worden -- Appendix E : relationship development and therapeutic communication -- Appendix F : psychosocial therapies -- Appendix G : electroconvulsive therapy -- Appendix H : medication assessment tool -- Appendix I : cultural assessment tool -- Appendix J : The DSM-IV-TR multiaxial evaluation system -- Appendix K : global assessment of functioning (GAF) scale -- Appendix L : DSM-IV-TR classification : axes I and II categories and codes -- Appendix M : mental status assessment -- Appendix N : assigning nursing diagnoses to client behaviors -- Appendix O : brief mental status evaluation -- Appendix P : FDA pregnancy categories -- Appendix Q : DEA controlled substances schedules.