This student-friendly resource, now in its Eighth Edition, contains 52 nursing care plans that address the most commonly encountered behaviors in psychiatric-mental health nursing. This new edition maintains the strong focus on interdisciplinary care, community resources, communication, and assessment. Plus, updated features include: expanded content on evidence-based outcomes, increased coverage of the grieving process, expanded psychopharmacology content, ANA standards of care, support group information, and screening tools. In addition to these great features, the accompanying CD-ROM and online resource offers printable nursing care plans, customizable assessment tool and psychotropic drug monographs!