Download or read book Contemporary Psychiatric-mental Health Nursing written by Carol A. Glod and published by F. A. Davis Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique text presents the most current biological and behavioral theories of mental illness. The emphasis is on the practical application of information to help students understand the experience of what it means to have a particular disorder, and how it feels to be on psychotropic medication. Also, a variety of therapies are covered and treatment in the community is stressed.