Optimizing Care for Patients with Comorbid Diagnoses: A Fast Facts Guide

Author: Brenda Marshall EdD PMHNP-BC ANEF

Overview: This unique Fast Facts resource delivers concise, quick-access information about caring for patients with common physical complaints who also have a psychiatric diagnosis. It is the first book written for nonpsychiatric nurses in multiple clinical settings to address the needs of patients with comorbid diagnoses, and it facilitates the integration of skills and strategies that support recovery for patients diagnosed with mental illness.

Key Features:

• Delivers quick-access information about caring for patients with comorbid diagnoses
• The first book to do so
• Written for nonpsychiatric nurses in a variety of clinical settings
• Presents key information in short chapters, bulleted content, lists, tables, and figures plus Fast Facts boxes
• Covers the diagnoses of common psychiatric disorders and destigmatizes patients with mental illness
• Provides strategies for fostering successful nursing interventions

Product Details:

Series: Fast Facts

Format: Paperback

Pages: 220

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (August 31, 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0826177743

ISBN-13: 978-0826177742

Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.5 x 8.2 inches