This nursing textbook explains the primary psychiatry models, treatment modalities, nursing assessment phases, psychotropic medications, ethical issues, and psychiatric emergencies nurses may encounter. Half of the 28 chapters describe specific mental health disorders following DSM-IV-TR classification, summarizing each category's etiology, physiology, symptoms, differential diagnosis, clinical course, and management. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)