Mental health and mental illness

About this book

What are the strengths and weaknesses of today's mental health status exams? How do you gain the trust of a noncompliant client? What behavioral objectives are realistic in the treatment of anxiety disorders? Using the DSM-IV as an organizing framework, this superior text helps you answer questions like these, building the skills you need for effective, compassionate nursing care of clients with mental illness.

Subjects

  • classification
  • developmental psychology
  • mental disorders
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • methods
  • nurses' instruction
  • nursing
  • psychiatric nursing
  • psychiatrie
  • psychiatry
  • psychiatrytic nursing
  • santé mentale
  • soins infirmiers en psychiatrie de l'enfant