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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing in a Biopsychosocial Era
Author(s) -
Abbondanza Donna M,
Puskar Kathryn R.,
Wilkinson Barbara,
Welch Charleen,
Rudert Sandra,
Gallippi Bernadette
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1994.tb00436.x
Subject(s) - biopsychosocial model , nursing , mental health , medical diagnosis , mental health nursing , psychological intervention , medicine , psychiatry , population , psychiatric diagnosis , nursing interventions classification , psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , environmental health , pathology
Clients in long‐term facilities carry a wide array of psychiatric diagnoses, often with equally diverse medical problems. This “back ward” population requires a specialized area of psychiatric mental health nursing practice. The need for comprehensive assessment and adequate interventions, and the various frustrations of nursing staff, are discussed using a case example.