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Foundations of Psychiatric - Mental Health Nursing
Foundations of Psychiatric - Mental Health Nursing
Foundations of Psychiatric–
Mental Health Nursing
• Purposes:
– Standardize nomenclature, language
– Medical conditions
• False
• Ancient times
– Sickness as displeasure of gods; punishment for sins;
viewed as demonic or divine
– Dorothea Dix
• Current state
– More than 26% of Americans aged 18 years and older
have diagnosable mental disorder (NIMH, 2008)
• True
• False