Foundations of Mental Health Care. Edition: 8
Gain the knowledge and skills you need to care for clients with mental health disorders! Foundations of Mental Health Care, 8th Edition uses an easy-to-read, multidisciplinary approach to describe the treatment of clients with a wide range of maladaptive behaviors. Ideal for LPN/LVNs and other caregivers, this guide provides concise coverage of issues and principles, therapeutic interventions, mental health problems throughout the lifecycle, and specific psychological and psychosocial conditions. This edition is updated with the latest information on violence, suicide, substance abuse, and more. Written by expert educator Michelle Morrison-Valfre, this resource helps you master skills in mental health assessment, effective communication, and the therapeutic relationship.
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1 The History of Mental Health Care
2 Current Mental Health Care Systems
3 Ethical and Legal Issues
4 Sociocultural Issues
5 Theories and Therapies
6 Complementary and Alternative Therapies
7 Psychotherapeutic Drug Therapy
UNIT II THE CAREGIVER'S THERAPEUTIC SKILLS
8 Principles and Skills of Mental Health Care
9 Mental Health Assessment Skills
10 Therapeutic Communication
11 The Therapeutic Relationship
12 The Therapeutic Environment
UNIT III MENTAL HEALTH THROUGHOUT
13 Problems of Childhood
14 Problems of Adolescence
15 Problems of Adulthood
16 Problems of Late Adulthood
17 Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia
UNIT IV CLIENTS WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
18 Managing Anxiety
19 Illness and Hospitalization
20 Loss and Grief
21 Depression and Other Mood Disorders
22 Physical Problems, Psychological Sources
23 Eating and Sleeping Disorders
24 Dissociative Disorders
UNIT V CLIENTS WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS
25 Anger and Aggression
26 Outward-Focused Emotions: Violence
27 Inward-Focused Emotions: Suicide
28 Substance-Related Disorders
29 Sexuality, Gender Identity, and Sexual Disorders
30 Personality Disorders
31 Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
32 Chronic Mental Health Disorders
33 Challenges for the Future
Appendix
Index
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