?Essentials of Psychiatry? book is provide mental health with the knowledge, competency and awareness to deliver high-quality care that is sensitive to the needs of patients and clients. Psychiatric care presents the latest on psychotropic drugs, addresses legal and ethical concerns within psychiatric nursing, and discusses complementary and alternative therapies. When you have successfully completed the text, you will be able to: ? The student who plans to use this book as a course review aid should keep in mind the fact that different instructors organise their courses differently. It would be a good plan to correlate topics in this book with topics in the course as it progresses, noting any differences between the book and the course. ? Develop care plans based on the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of service users, families and careers. ? Work independently and cooperatively with an understanding of the factors that contribute to the physical, psychological and social well-being of patients and clients. ? This book is helpful to those students who is preparing for the basic course in nursing, others who will find the book helpful are health visitors, sister tutors and sister administrators.