Textbook of mental health & psychiatric nursing for BSc students has been prepared according to the revised syllabus of Indian Nursing Council. The content of book has been written in lucid language for easy comprehension by the students. The content is fully updated with latest classification of ICD-10 and dsm-v. Several important boxes like - nursing interventions, mnemonics, nursing implications, notes and nursing management are added to help you imbibe the important concepts related to the topic. All chapters have been reviewed by subject experts from Pan India and their suggestions have been incorporated wherever required. Nursing interventions included with each br>Chapter are given to increase practical value. Numerous figures and tables are added to supplement the text for easy understanding. Thirty one appendices in the end of the book contain important topics for quick revision before examinations. Standard formats have been added wherever relevant for assessment of mental health disorders.