Chapter 1. Perspectives of mental health and mental health nursing --Chapter 2. Principals and concepts of mental health nursing --Chapter 3. Nursing process in psychiatric nursing and assessment of mental health status --Chapter 4. Therapeutic communication and nurse-patient relationship --Chapter 5. Therapeutic modalities and therapies used in mental disorders --Chapter 6. Nursing management of patient with schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders --Chapter 7. Nursing management of patient with mood disorders --Chapter 8. Nursing management of patient with neurotic, stress-related and somatization disorders --Chapter 9. Nursing management of patient with substance use