Psychiatric Mental Health

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Introduction 1. Mental Health and Mental Illness 2. Theoretical Concepts 3. Role of the Nurse in the Delivery of Psychiatric Nursing Care 4. Relationship Development and the Nursing Process 5. Communication 6. Legal and Ethical Considerations 7. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Related Disorders 8. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders 9. Substance Use and Addictive Disorders 10. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders 11. Depression 12. Bipolar and Related Disorders 13. Personality Disorders 14. Eating Disorders 15. Neurocognitive Disorders 16. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders 17. Children and Adolescents 18. Issues Related to Human Sexuality and Gender Dysphoria 19. Victims of Abuse or Neglect 20. Comprehensive Final Exam Appendix A: “Putting It All Together” Case Study Answers