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Child, Adolescent Family Psychiatric Nursing
Child Adolescent Family Psychiatric Nursing Author:Phd Johnson Barbara Schoen A practical text that focuses on the mental disorders most often encountered in children and adolescents. Experts in the field discuss collaborative treatment and theoretical foundations for nursing care of this population. Current research and biological theories are integrated throughout the text. A must-have reference for the practitione... more »r in psychiatric, pediatric and family nursing. This comprehensive text provides vivid clinical examples and covers problems in parenting and chemical dependencies. A special unit is also included on groups that are particularly at-risk for mental disorders, including discussions about victimization, chronic illness and disability, and children of mentally ill and homeless families. DSM-IV diagnostic criteria is also included.« less