Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing: Integrating Psychotherapy, Psychopharmacology, and Complementary and Alternative Approaches Across the Life Span

This textbook is a popular choice for advanced practice in psychiatric nursing, providing a comprehensive overview of integrative interventions across the lifespan. It covers neurobiology, theory, research evidence, and pharmacological information, with new chapters on legal and ethical decision-making, LGBTQ+ issues, and increasing resilience. The third edition includes practical case studies, decision trees, and a lifespan focus, and has expanded instructor resources.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 812 pages
Publication date: 09 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc

This textbook is an absolute gem, it serves as an exceptional guide to advanced practice in psychiatric nursing. We rely on it extensively in our seminar courses during clinical training, and it also forms the basis of our review for the ANCC boards. Last year, our students achieved an impressive 92% score, and we are thrilled with this achievement!
-Dr. Cheryl Zauderer, Ph.D., CNM, PMHNP-BC
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs
Co-Coordinator, PMHNP Program
Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing

Now in its third edition, this revised reference remains the sole foundational resource for APRNs seeking to integrate comprehensive interventions with mental health concerns throughout the lifespan. New chapters on Legal and Ethical Decision Making and LGBTQ+ Issues: Care of Sexual and Gender Minority Patients, as well as Enhancing Resilience in Advanced Practice Mental Health Nurses, shed valuable light on pressing contemporary issues. This text offers expanded coverage on telehealth, population health, and the updated AACN Essentials. Additionally, the third edition includes 10 practical case studies illustrating specific syndromes, along with 2019 updates to the ANCC certification exam. It offers comprehensive instructor resources, including a Test Bank and PowerPoints.

Comprehensive and practical, this text is organized around commonly encountered clinical constellations of psychiatric symptoms, covering neurobiology, theory, and research evidence, along with pharmacological information relevant to each syndrome. It provides an abundance of valuable interventions that clinicians and clients can co-create to achieve the most effective and individualized care. Popular decision trees provide an algorithmic framework to assist students in evaluating and treating patients, while a lifespan focus equips students to provide care to patients across various stages of life.

In summary, this textbook is an invaluable resource for psychiatric nursing students and practitioners alike. Its comprehensive coverage, practical approach, and emphasis on integrative interventions make it an essential tool for advancing the field and delivering exceptional care to patients. We are proud to recommend it to our colleagues and students, and we are confident that it will continue to be a staple in the education and practice of psychiatric nursing for years to come.

Dimension: 279 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780826185334
Edition number: 3 Revised edition