This leading textbooks practical, clinical perspective and user-friendly writing style will I help you quickly master key concepts. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application with a wealth of real-world examples.

• Case Studies with Nursing Care Plans present individualized histories of patients with specific psychiatric disorders and include interventions with rationales and evaluation statements for each patient goal.

• Thorough coverage of psychopharmacology familiarizes you with pecific drug treatment options, including the most commonly used drugs and important nursing considerations for their use.

• Assessment Guidelines boxes list essential guidelines for comprehensive patient assessment.

• Evidence-Based Practice boxes emphasize the profound impact of research and your potential  role in that process - on the advancement of psychiatric treatment options.