Fundamentals of mental health nursing

History of mental health nursing

Basics of communication

Ethics and law

Developmental psychology throughout the life span

Sociocultural influences on mental health

Coping and defense mechanisms

Nursing process in mental health

Treating mental health alterations

Alternative and complimentary treatment modalities

Mental health alterations

Anxiety disorders

Mood disorders

Personality disorders

Schizophrenia

Organic mental disorders (delirium and dementia)

Somatoform disorders

Substance-related disorders

Eating disorders

Suicide

Dissociative disorders

Childhood and adolescent issues in mental health

Aging population

Victims of abuse.