Psychiatric and mental health nursing
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Psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing is the specialty of nursing that cares for people of all ages with mental illness or mental distress, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, depression or dementia. Nurses in this area receive more training in psychological therapies, building a therapeutic alliance, dealing with challenging behavior, and the administration of psychiatric medication.
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See also
- Psychiatric and mental health Nurse Practitioner
- Mental health professional
- List of counseling topics
- Hildegard Peplau - psychiatric nurse theorist
- Tidal Model - model developed for mental health nursing
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