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Summary
Author Biography
MaryAnn Hogan, PhD(c), MSN, RN, CNE, has been a nursing educator for more than 30 years, currently as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs. A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN® exam, Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses throughout New England for the past 25 years. She has also contributed to a number of publications in the areas of adult health, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, ANA Massachusetts, Sigma Theta Tau International, Eastern Nursing Research Society, National League for Nursing, and International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN).
Table of Contents
1. Overview of Psychiatric—Mental Health Nursing
2. Crisis Intervention and Suicide
3. Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, and Neurodevelopment Disorders
4. Bipolar and Related Disorders and Depressive Disorders
5. Anxiety, Trauma, and Stress Related Disorders
6. Somatic Symptom Disorders and Related Disorders
7. Dissociative Disorders
8. Personality Disorders
9. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
10. Delirium and Neurocognitive Disorders (Dementia and Others)
11. Substance Use Disorders
12. Family Violence and Sexual Assault
13. Loss, Grief, and Death
14. Psychological Adaptation to Medical Illness
Appendices
A. Practice to Pass and Case Study Suggested Answers
B. Nursing Notes
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