Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing

Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing: Theory, Therapeutic Interventions and Mental Health Care is a comprehensive textbook designed to provide nursing students with a clear understanding of mental health concepts and psychiatric nursing practice. The book covers the evolution and scope of mental health nursing, principles and models, assessment techniques, therapeutic communication, nurse–patient relationships, and major treatment modalities. It provides detailed guidance on the nursing management of schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, phobic, somatoform, dissociative, and stress-related disorders. Emphasis is placed on assessment, diagnosis, therapeutic interventions, rehabilitation, follow-up care, and special population needs, supporting students in developing knowledge, clinical skills, and compassionate mental health nursing practice.