Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing: Terminology

Covers nearly all areas of concern addressed in intakes, evaluations, treatment plans, progress notes, and closing summaries. Also provided are interview questions for almost every symptomatic behavior, a huge collection of mental status questions, a reproducible Mental Status Evaluation summary form, and links to hundreds of internet resources.

Presents authoritative, comprehensive information on more than 200 mental disorders as well as drugs, treatments and therapies, alternative treatments, diagnostic and evaluation procedures, and related biological concepts totaling 530 articles.