1. Foundation of psychiatric and mental health nursing. Mental illness : Models of human behavior ; Therapeutic relationship ; Therapeutic communication ; Barriers to communication ; Defense mechanisms ; Legal environment ; Psychiatric therapies ; Psychiatric assessment tests ; American Nurses Association Standards of Care ; Nursing assessment ; Mental status examination ; Summarize the nursing assessment ; Developing a nursing diagnosis -- 2. Childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders. Childhood and adolescent mental illness -- Diagnosing -- Treatment -- Working with a difficult child : Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ; Autistic disorder ; Conduct disorder ; Oppositional defiant disorder ; Major depression disorder ; Mental retardation ; Tourette Syndrome -- 3. Anxiety and anxiety disorders. Anxiety : Acute stress disorder ; Generalized anxiety disorder ; Obsessive-compulsive disorder ; Panic disorder ; Phobia ; Posttraumatic stress disorder ; Substance abuse anxiety disorder -- 4. Somatoform and dissociative disorders. What are somatoform disorders and dissociative disorders? -- Factitious disorders and malingering disorders : Body dysmorphic disorder ; Conversion disorder ; Hypochondriasis ; Pain disorder ; Somatization disorder ; Depersonalization disorder ; Dissociative amnesia ; Dissociative fugue ; Dissociative identity disorder -- 5. Schizophrenia. What is schizophrenia disorder? -- Hallucinations -- Delusion -- Positive and negative symptoms -- Phases of schizophrenia disorder -- Degrees of schizophrenia disorder -- Antipsychotic medication adverse side effects : Paranoid schizophrenia disorder ; Disorganized schizophrenia disorder ; Undifferentiated schizophrenia disorder ; Residual schizophrenia disorder ; Catatonic schizophrenia disorder --

6. Personality disorders. Personality and personality disorders -- Clusters : Antisocial personality disorder ; Avoidant personality disorder ; Borderline personality disorder ; Dependent personality disorder ; Histrionic personality disorder ; Narcissistic personality disorder ; Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder ; Paranoid personality disorder ; Schizoid personality disorder ; Schizotypal personality disorder -- 7. Mood disorders. Mood -- Mood disorder : Bipolar disorder ; Cyclothymic disorder ; Dysthymic disorder ; Major depressive disorder -- 8. Substance abuse. Abuse, dependency, and addiction -- Dependency and pain medication -- Detoxification -- Recovery, cravings, and triggers -- Social support problems -- Common signs of substance abuse : Alcohol dependence disorder ; Amphetamine abuse disorder ; Anxiolytic, hypnotic, sedative dependent disorder ; Cannabis abuse disorder ; Cocaine abuse disorder ; Hallucinogen abuse disorder ; Inhalant abuse disorder ; Nicotine dependent disorder ; Opioid dependent disorder -- 9. Eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa disorder ; Bulimia nervosa disorder -- 10. Sleeping disorders. Sleep -- Measuring sleep -- Missed sleep -- Sleeping habits -- Stages of sleep -- Physiology during sleep -- Dreams : Breathing-related sleep disorder ; Circadian rhythm sleep disorder ; Narcolepsy disorcer ; Primary hypersomnia disorder ; Primary insomnia disorder --

11. Sexual disorders. Sexual activity ; Gender identity ; Paraphilia : Gender identity disorder ; Paraphilia disorder ; Sexual dysfunction disorder -- 12. Therapeutic communications. A therapeutic relationship ; Therapeutic communication ; Therapeutic interventions ; Mediating conflicts ; Crisis ; Developing a therapeutic relationship ; Running groups ; Addiction intervention ; Legal considerations ; Nurse process report ; Milieu -- 13. Patient psychiatric assessment and patient psychiatric care plans. Mental health diagnosis ; Psychiatric nursing process ; Behavioral assessment ; Psychiatric nursing diagnosis ; Psychiatric care plan -- 14. Physiologic basis of mental illness. Mental illness : Neurologic system ; Neurotransmitters ; Nervous system and mental illness ; Medication ; Substance abuse.