2 books in 1! Practical diagnoses to create a care plan Up-to-date coverage of the latest psychotropic medications The 10th edition of Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing includes all new, up-to-date 2018-2020 content and terminology reflecting the NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II – featuring 18 new nursing diagnoses, and 72 completely revised diagnoses to ensure safe and effective patient care. Paired with your psych textbook, this handy pocket guide is designed to guide you in developing practical, individualized plans of care for patients diagnosed with psychiatric and mental health disorders. The first half provides the diagnostic information needed to create a care plan; the second half covers the safe prescription and administration of psychotropic medications. And, the concepts can be applied to a variety of healthcare settings… from in-patient hospitalization through the outpatient clinic… to home health and private practice. See what students and practitioners are saying online about the previous edition… Five Stars. “Great book.... Help me to do my concept maps in less than 5 minutes... Well worth the money...”—Charlene Ellis Very helpful book. “Great reference book for mental health clinical nursing. Care plans with interventions and rationales, along with med info.”—Suzanne M. Bucher

Index of Client Behaviors Index of DSM-5 Psychiatric Diagnoses Introduction: How to Use This Book I. THE FOUNDATION FOR PLANNING PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE 1. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing II. ALTERATIONS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION 2. Disorders Commonly Associated with Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence 3. Neurocognitive Disorders 4. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders 5. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders 6. Depressive Disorders 7. Bipolar and Related Disorders 8. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders 9. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders 10. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders 11. Dissociative Disorders 12. Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria 13. Eating Disorders 14. Personality Disorders III. SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 15. Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect 16. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder 17. Homelessness 18. Psychiatric Home Nursing Care 19. Forensic Nursing 20. Complementary Therapies 21. Loss and Bereavement 22. Military Families IV. PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS 23. Antianxiety Agents 24. Antidepressants 25. Mood Stabilizing Agents 26. Antipsychotic Agents 27. Antiparkinsonian and Tardive Dyskinesia Agents 28. Sedative-Hypnotics 29. Agents for Used to Treat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder APPENDICES A. Comparison of Developmental Theories B. Ego Defense Mechanisms C. Levels of Anxiety D. Stages of Grief E. Relationship Development and Therapeutic Communication F. Psychosocial Therapies G. Electroconvulsive Therapy H. Medication Assessment Tool I. Cultural Assessment Tool J. DSM-5 Classification: Categories and Codes K. Mental Status Assessment L. Assigning Nursing Diagnoses to Client Behaviors M. Brief Mental Status Evaluation N. FDA Pregnancy Categories O. DEA Controlled Substances Schedules P. Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) Q. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) R. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) S. NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II Bibliography Subject Index Drug Index Nursing Diagnoses Index