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Contributors and Reviewers Preface Part I. MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS Chapter 1. The Patient with Anger Chapter 2. The Patient with Anxiety Chapter 3. The Patient with Disorganization Chapter 4. The Patient with Manic Behavior Chapter 5. Non-suicidal Self Injury Chapter 6. The Patient in Pain Chapter 7. The Patient with Paranoia Chapter 8. The Patient with Substance Use Disorders Chapter 9. The Patient at Risk for Suicide Chapter 10. The Patient Who Is Withdrawn Part II. SPECIFIC TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS Chapter 11. Family Interventions Chapter 12. Medication Administration Chapter 13. Relaxation Techniques Chapter 14. Sensory Interventions Chapter 15. Therapeutic One to One Chapter 16. Managing Violence Chapter 17. Management of Barriers to Being Therapeutic Chapter 18. Medical Considerations for the Psychiatric Patient Index
Judy L. Sheehan, MSN, RN-BC, is the director of nursing education at Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island. A practicing nurse for more than 40 years, she has combined a career in clinical behavioral health practice, administration, and education. Ms. Sheehan serves as the nurse peer review leader for the American Nursing Association Massachusetts Accredited Approver Unit and has served as adjunct professor at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island; Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island; and the Massachusetts School of Pharmacy and Allied Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Her professional affiliations include membership in the American Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association Massachusetts, The Association of Nursing Professional Development, and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Ms. Sheehan has contributed to several textbooks; presented on issues of co-occurring disorders; and developed several educational programs, including "Nursing Assessment of Emerging Situations" a medical review for inpatient psychiatric practice, and "De-stress: Coping and Managing Computer-Generated Stress." Joanne M. Matthew, BS, MS, PMHCNS-BC, APRN, is an advanced practice nurse at the Community Care Network, Rutland, Vermont. Previously she was a director of nursing quality at Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, and a clinical expert for Mosby Nursing Skills. Ms. Matthew is a board-certified adult psychiatric-mental health nurse who served on a task force for physiological risks of restraint and seclusion. She has served on the Administrative Steering Council for APNA as a Board Member and president of the New England Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (NEAPNA). Ms. Matthew was awarded the APNA Annual Award for Excellence in Practice in 2013 and has presented at national and local association meetings. Mary H. Hohenhaus, MD, FACP, is the chief of internal medicine at Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island. A general internist, Dr. Hohenhaus provides medical evaluation/consultation and oversees delivery of medical services to the hospital's adult and geriatric inpatient units. She joined Butler Hospital after more than a decade in academic primary care practice in Providence and suburban Boston. An assistant professor of medicine and clinician educator at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, Dr. Hohenhaus is an award-winning teacher and member of the Society of General Internal Medicine, as well as a fellow of the American College of Physicians. She has contributed numerous articles to peer-reviewed journals and book chapters on a variety of general medicine topics. Charles Alexandre, PhD, RN, CPHQ, is the senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island. He was previously the chief of health professions regulation and state director of nurse registration and nursing education at the Rhode Island Department of Health. Dr. Alexandre earned his PhD in Nursing and Health Policy from the University of Massachusetts and a master's degree in Nursing Administration from the University of Rhode Island. He is a member of the, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, National Association of Healthcare Quality, American Nurses Association, ANA Rhode Island, and Sigma Theta Tau. Dr. Alexandre has served as a preceptor to graduate and undergraduate nursing students, and serves on numerous advisory boards and statewide committees.