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This textbook for nursing students covers the basics of psychiatric and mental health nursing. Throughout the text, Clinical Nurse Specialist Townsend (Counseling Center of SE Oklahoma) emphasizes the connections between the health of the mind and the body. A sampling of topics includes personality development, diagnostic procedures, intervening in crises, psychopharmacology, community mental health nursing, and a variety of psychological disorders. The second edition also includes new chapters on complementary therapies and the aging individual. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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May 12, 2009: I would not recommend this book to anyone. The organization is horrible. There are no nursing interventions for the specific disorders. I had to purchase Reviews and Rationales for Mental Health Nursing, which is a god send .
I Also Recommend: Mental Health Nursing.