Author Description
Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice, 5th edition, Enhanced Update provides thorough coverage of psychiatric mental health nursing organized around the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. With an emphasis on the recovery model, the book follows DSM-5 guidelines and has expanded content.The 5th edition, Enhanced Update addresses the changes in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria in a response to market needs. This Update includes core DSM-5 changes, select reference updates, and integration of icons to highlight related patient experience videos that are available on thePoint website. It also retains an emphasis on the recovery model, which focuses on a patient's potential for recovery, involving the partnership between patient and health care provider as a journey of transformation, rather than as a set outcome.This title is an American Journal of Nursing 2015 Book of The Year Contest Winner.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates the application of psychiatric mental health nursing within the framework of contemporary clinical standards and the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Mary Ann Boyd, Ph.D., R.N., leverages her extensive background in nursing education to synthesize complex diagnostic guidelines with practical care strategies. The book argues for a recovery-oriented model that prioritizes the patient-provider partnership as a transformative process rather than a static clinical outcome.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Comprehensive alignment with DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and classification systems.
- Integration of the recovery model in psychiatric nursing practice.
- Digital resource integration via thePoint website, including patient experience videos.
- Clinical guidelines for mental health assessment and intervention.
Scope Limits
- Does not provide exhaustive pharmacological research outside of standard nursing applications.
- Excludes non-clinical or sociological perspectives on mental health policy.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and educators recognize this text as a foundational resource for nursing students and practitioners navigating the transition to DSM-5 standards. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the utility of the integrated digital media in bridging theoretical knowledge with clinical application.
Page Count:
898
Publication Date:
2014-01-01
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN-10:
0060000376
ISBN-13:
9780060000370
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