Quote:• This book is a must for:
- All nursing paramedical students
- Psychiatric nursing
• This book is specifically written for easy grasping of psychiatry in simple point-wise and understandable language and is exclusively based on examination and practice-oriented pattern.
• Important review questions have been added at the end of each chapter.
• Important points of each chapter are enlisted in boxes: They are either asked in viva voce examination or as MCQs.
• Detailed chapter on historical aspects (Indian/Western), symptomatology and examination have been included.
• An updated section on psychiatric treatments, including recent advances and list of psychotropic drugs, included.
• Epidemiology of various psychiatric disorders, National Mental Health Programme and forensic psychiatry (latest laws) has been added.
• Psychiatric glossary and list of psychological tests have been described in detail.
• Role of nurses in mental health has been described as a separate chapter.
• This concise textbook, based on the new curriculum, is aimed at imparting important theoretical and practical skills in psychiatry
• Popular book for paper-setting in Diploma in Nursing, BSc Nursing and other examinations.