Author Description

This textbook for nursing students covers the basics of psychiatric and mental health nursing. Throughout the text, Clinical Nurse Specialist Townsend (Counseling Center of SE Oklahoma) emphasizes the connections between the health of the mind and the body. A sampling of topics includes personality development, diagnostic procedures, intervening in crises, psychopharmacology, community mental health nursing, and a variety of psychological disorders. The second edition also includes new chapters on complementary therapies and the aging individual. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)