Gorman, a palliative care clinical nurse affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles and UCLA, and Sultan (mental-health counselor and RN, Los Angeles Department of Mental Health) created this abbreviated yet comprehensive reference for patient psychiatric care in virtually any healthcare setting. Chapters allow easy access to information about common specific psychosocial problems, including etiology, assessment, age-specific implications, nursing diagnoses and interventions, patient and family education, and interdisciplinary management. New content in this third edition includes care of chronically ill homeless patients and patients in a disaster setting, new interventions focusing on anti-psychotic medications, dual diagnosis, and alternative and complementary treatments. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)