Includes CD-ROM in paper sleeve on inside of back cover Includes glossary

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to mental health nursing -- The family in mental health nursing -- The community in mental health nursing -- The role of culture in mental health nursing -- Legal and ethical issues -- Neurobiology and behavior -- Illness management: communication and psychoeducation -- Illness management: common clinical behaviors -- Illness management: treatment decisions -- Illness management: medications -- Anxiety, dissociative, and somatoform disorders -- Eating disorders -- Mood disorders -- Schizophrenic disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Personality disorders -- Disorders of children and adolescents -- Gender identity and sexual disorders -- Cognitive impairment disorders -- Neuropsychiatric problems -- Suicide -- Interpersonal violence -- Sexual violence -- Community violence -- Nursing management of the problems associated with exposure to natural disasters and terrorism.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows and Mac. System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Macintosh and Windows.