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Mental Health Nursing
BNS 311: Mental Health Nursing
An in-depth study of common mental health disorders, including their causes, features, and the principles of nursing management and psychopharmacology.
Course Content
Explore the detailed topics covered in Mental Health Nursing II.
Affective Disorders & Major Mental Illness
DepressionNotes coming soon
ManiaNotes coming soon
Bipolar Affective DisordersNotes coming soon
Schizoaffective DisordersNotes coming soon
SchizophreniaNotes coming soon
Neurotic and Organic Mental Illnesses
Anxiety DisordersNotes coming soon
Reactive DepressionNotes coming soon
Conversion & Dissociative DisordersNotes coming soon
Obsessive-Compulsive BehavioursNotes coming soon
DementiaNotes coming soon
Epilepsy & Mental IllnessNotes coming soon
HIV/AIDS & Mental IllnessNotes coming soon
Drug & Alcohol Related ProblemsNotes coming soon
Psychiatric Emergencies & Forensic Psychiatry
Suicide Risk AssessmentNotes coming soon
Management of Violent PatientsNotes coming soon
Acute Delirium TremensNotes coming soon
Status EpilepticusNotes coming soon
Legal Aspects & Mental Health ActNotes coming soon
Criminal ResponsibilityNotes coming soon
Other Disorders & Psychopharmacology
Personality DisordersNotes coming soon
Psychosomatic DisordersNotes coming soon
Types of Psychotropic DrugsNotes coming soon
Actions & MechanismsNotes coming soon
Side Effects & ManagementNotes coming soon
Nursing ImplicationsNotes coming soon
Key References
A selection of key texts and resources cited in this course unit.
- Gelder, Micalel, Mayou et al (2008) Oxford Text book of Psychiatry: Oxford Press
- Roberts, LW & Heinrich, TW (2009) Clinical Psychiatry Essentials: Lippincott Williams
- Rawlins, RP.; Williams, SR. & Beck, CK. (1993). Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing: Mosby.
- Townsend M.C. (2002). Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care: F.A. Davis.
- Yonkers, K. & Little, B. (2001). Management of Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy: Arnold.
- American Psychiatric Association (2000) Quick reference to the Diagnostic criteria from DSM-IV: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
