An easy-to-read, conversational writing style shows you how to recognize and respond to the most important mental health issues. You’ll also explore important communication techniques, ethical and legal issues, and alternative and complementary treatments. Coverage of nursing interventions, basic psychiatric nursing skills, and psychopharmacology prepares you for the NCLEX-PN® exam and clinical practice.

Preceded by Neeb's fundamentals of mental health nursing / Linda M. Gorman, Robynn F. Anwar. Fourth edition. 2014.

History of mental health nursing -- Ethics and law -- Developmental psychology throughout the life span -- Sociocultural influences on mental health -- Nursing process in mental health -- Coping and defense mechanisms -- Complementary and alternative treatment modalities -- Anxiety, anxiety-related, and somatic symptom disorders -- Depressive disorders -- Bipolar disorders -- Suicide -- Personality disorders -- Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders -- Neurocognitive disorders : delirium and dementia -- Substance use and addictive disorders -- Eating disorders -- Childhood and adolescent mental health issues -- Postpartum issues in mental health -- Aging population -- Victims of abuse and violence.