Essentials of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing is one of the very important subject in the training of every nurse today. Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing provides a focused, thorough introduction to psychiatric-mental health nursing, including nursing assessment and intervention of the most common mental disorders as classified in the DSM-IV. This text guides nurses in managing special populations, clarifying neurobiologic theories, and conducting psychiatric nursing evaluations. The aim of this book is to provide mental health nurses with the knowledge, competency and awareness to deliver high-quality care that is sensitive to the needs of patients and clients. Additionally, Psychiatric Nursing presents the latest on psychotropic drugs, addresses legal and ethical concerns within psychiatric nursing, and discusses complementary and alternative therapies.