From the Book - Ninth edition.
Unit I. The basics. Me, meds, Milieu
Psychobiologic bases of behavior
unit II. You : therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. Models for working with psychiatric patients
Learning to communicate professionally
Working with an individual patient
Working with groups of patients
unit III. Medication (Psychopharmacology). Introduction to psychotropic drugs
Alternative preparations and over-the-counter drugs
unit IV. Environment : Milieu management. Introduction to Milieu management
Variables affecting the therapeutic environment: violence and suicide
Therapeutic environment in various treatment settings
unit V. Putting it all together (Psychopathology). Introduction to psychopathology
Schizophrenia Spectrum and other psychotic disorders
Anxiety-related, obsessive-compulsive, trauma- and stressor-related, somatic, and dissociative disorders
Sexual disorders and gender dysphoria
Substance abuse disorders
unit VI. Special populations. Survivors of violence and trauma
