Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nursing: A Biopsychosocial Foundation for Practice

ISBN: 0803622473

Author: Perese APRN-PMH, Eris F.

Condition: New

Heres an evidence-based, holistic approach to caring for psychiatric and mental health patients in outpatient settings. Using a biopsychosocial model, this text addresses mental health issues through stabilization of brain chemistry, individualized psychotherapy, and re-socialization into the community.Inside, youll find an in-depth focus on specific psychiatric disorders including the epidemiology, etiology, biological basis, clinical presentation of adults, older adults, and children, co-morbidities, differential diagnosis, and treatment. There is also comprehensive coverage of the interventions and Levers of Change used to aid patients in their recovery, as well preventative interventions.