This comprehensive book equips the nursing students with the practical core knowledge they need to manage the patients in general psychiatric wards in a clinic. Students need to understand psychosocial aspects of physiological illness and disability, and gender issues, age-related problems and life-styles. Covers disciplines such as psychiatry, pharmacology, neurology, sociology and psychology. Describes specific health conditions of a patient and shows ways to organize treatment. 1. Concepts of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 2. Evolution of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3. Theoretical Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 4. Psychobiological Foundation of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 5. The Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship and Communication, 6. Basic Aspects of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 7. Nursing Process Applications in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 8. The Therapeutic Use of Self Concept, 9. Therapeutic Intervention, 10. Crisis Theory and Crisis Intervention, 11. Anxiety Disorders, 12. Sleep Disorders, 13. Somatoform Disorders, 14. Eating Disorders, 15. Schizophrenia, 16. Mood Disorders, 17. Personality Disorders, 18. Substance Abuse Related Disorders, 19. Psychophysiological Disorders, 20. Cognitive Disorders, 21. Dissociative Disorders, 22. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders, 23. Psychopharmacology, 24. Child and Adolescent Disorders, 25. Community Mental Health Nursing (CMHN). This comprehensive book equips the nursing students with the practical core knowledge they need to manage the patients in general psychiatric wards in a clinic. Students need to understand psychosocial aspects of physiological illness and disability, and gender issues, age-related problems and life-styles. Covers disciplines such as psychiatry, pharmacology, neurology, sociology and psychology. Describes specific health conditions of a patient and shows ways to organize treatment. 1. Concepts of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 2. Evolution of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3. Theoretical Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 4. Psychobiological Foundation of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 5. The Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship and Communication, 6. Basic Aspects of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 7. Nursing Process Applications in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 8. The Therapeutic Use of Self Concept, 9. Therapeutic Intervention, 10. Crisis Theory and Crisis Intervention, 11. Anxiety Disorders, 12. Sleep Disorders, 13. Somatoform Disorders, 14. Eating Disorders, 15. Schizophrenia, 16. Mood Disorders, 17. Personality Disorders, 18. Substance Abuse Related Disorders, 19. Psychophysiological Disorders, 20. Cognitive Disorders, 21. Dissociative Disorders, 22. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders, 23. Psychopharmacology, 24. Child and Adolescent Disorders, 25. Community Mental Health Nursing (CMHN).