Completely revised, this student-friendly, succinct yet thorough text focuses on what's most important in psychiatric-mental health nursing, from core concepts to nursing care for specific disorders. This edition has brand-new chapters on evidence-based practice, the multidisciplinary team, family therapies, and sleep disorders, plus new information on psychopharmacology, childhood autism, and mental retardation. New features include multidisciplinary care photo essays, Challenging Behavior boxes, NIC/NOC boxes, and critical thinking questions. The improved art program features more photography and illustrations of neuroscience and psychopharmacology concepts. A front-of-book CD-ROM contains study guides, movie viewing guides, psychiatric drug information, and Clinical Simulations. Ancillaries include an Instructor's Resource CD-ROM and Test Generator.