Build a broad fundamental knowledge of mental health concepts and disorders! "Foundations of Mental Health Care, 7th Edition" uses an easy-to-read, multi-disciplinary approach to describe the treatment of clients with mental health disorders. Ideal for nurses and other caregivers, this guide provides in-depth coverage of issues and principles, therapeutic skills, mental health problems throughout the lifecycle, and specific psychological and psychosocial conditions. This edition is updated with the latest information on violence, suicide, substance abuse, and more. Written by expert educator Michelle Morrison-Valfre, this resource enables you to provide effective therapy to clients with a wide range of maladaptive behaviors. -- From product description.

Unit I: The history of mental health care ; Current mental health care systems ; Ethical and legal issues ; Sociocultural issues ; Theories and therapies ; Complementary and alternative therapies ; Psychotherapeutic drug therapy. -- Unit II: The caregiver's therapeutic skills. Principles and skills of mental health care ; Mental health assessment skills ; Therapeutic communication ; The therapeutic relationship ; The therapeutic environment. -- Unit III: Mental health problems throughout the life cycle. Problems of childhood ; Problems of adolescence ; Problems of adulthood ; Problems of late adulthood ; Cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia. -- Unit IV: Clients with psychological problems. Managing anxiety ; Illness and hospitalization ; Loss and grief ; Depression and other mood disorders ; Physical problems, psychological sources ; Eating and sleeping disorders ; Dissociative disorders. -- Unit V: Clients with psychosocial problems. Anger and aggression ; Outward-focused emotions: violence ; Inward-focused emotions: suicide ; Substance-related disorders ; Sexual disorders ; Personality disorders ; Schizophrenia and other psychoses ; Chronic mental health disorders ; Challenges for the future.