Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nursing: A Biopsychosocial Foundation for Practice

• Covers essential content including theoretical foundations of practice, such as Modeling and Role-Modeling, a biopsychosocial nursing theory of adaptation and Kandel’s theory of brain neuroplasticity.


• Uses biopsychosocial approach to assessment and management.


• Features specific content of mental health disorders associated with military service.


• Includes evidence-based interventions and practice guidelines such as those in American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Compendium.


• Offers content perfect for preparing for certification exams.


• Uses a consistent organization for each disorder...
  
  
  
  • Etiology
  
  
  • Epidemiology
  
  
  • Risk and protective factors
  
  
  • Biological basis
  
  
  • Clinical presentation across the lifespan
  
  
  • Differential diagnosis
  
  
  • Occurrence of co-morbidities
  
  
  • Treatment
  
  
  • Course
  
  
  • Issues in management
  
  
  • Screening instruments
  
  
  
  


• Fulfills the textbook requirements of the American Nurses Credentialing Company (ANCC) with coverage of psychotherapy, psychosocial interventions, and pharmacologic management.