Title: Describe current treatment modalities for mental health disorders.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Understanding the Nursing Process as Related to the Mental Health Client

Description should include

- characteristics of therapeutic milieu
- benefits of family and group therapy
- forms of psychotherapy
- medications and other treatment modalities
- educational related matters
- safety factors
- community resources.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the characteristics of a therapeutic milieu?
- What are the benefits of group therapy?
- How would the forms of psychotherapy, such as cognitive therapy, psychoanalytic therapy, and behavioral therapy, be described?
- What are the extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotic drugs?
- What would be involved in client and family education relating to the administration, uses, dosages, and side effects of psychopharmaceutical agents?
- What are the steps in ensuring a safe, protective environment for the mental health client receiving therapy?
- How would one explain the use of community resources when interacting with clients and families in crisis?