I. History of Psychiatric Nursing II. Concepts of Psychiatric Care; Therapeutic Models a. Psychoanalytical Theory (Freud) b. Social Theories c. Interpersonal Theory d. Behavioral Theory e. Cognitive Theory f. Neurobiological Theory g. System Theory h. Human Needs Theory i. Stress Adaptation Theory j. Existential Theory k. Nursing Theories and Model III. Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing Practice A. Mental Health 1. Mental Health promotion 2. Classification of Mental Illness and Disorders 3. Essential Qualities of a Psychiatric Nurse 4. The Mental Health Team 5. Roles of the Psychiatric Nurse 6. Legal and ethical Considerations B. Evidence of Mental Health 1. Components 2. Review of Stress and Adaptation a. Coping Mechanism b. Coping and adaptation across the life span C. General Criteria for Mental Illness D. The Nursing Process E. The Therapeutic Nurse Patient Relatinship 1. Therapeutic use of self 2. Crisis intervention 3. Psychiatric Rehabilitation F. Specific Disorders The Client with: 1. Depressive disorders 2. Bipolar Disorder 3. Anxiety Disorder 4. Somatization Disorder 5. Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders 6. Personality Disorder 7. Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic and other Cognitive Disorders 8. Attention Deficit Disorder 9. Dissociative Disorder 10. Risk of suicidal and Self= destructive Behaviors 11. Substance Related Disorder 12. Eating Disorder 13. Sleep Disorder 14. Sexual Disorder 15. The Client who survive Violence G. Therapeutic Interventions 1. Individual Psycho therapy 2. Group Therapy 3. Family Therapy 4. Psychopharmacologic Therapy 5. Electro convulsive Therapy 6. Crisis Intervention Management: the role of Adaptation 7. Milieu Therapy 8. Home and Community-Based Care 9. Psychosocial Care in Medical- Surgical Setting