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s.vItvlistsv22vmajorvcategoriesvofvmentalvdisordersvwithvmorevthanv150vindividualvillnesses.vThevD
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earlyvinvlifevlistedvfirstvandvneurocognitivevdisordersvthatvoccurvatvthevendvofvlifevlistedvlast.vItvis
vorg anizedvthisvwayvtovassistvthevdiagnosticvdecision-makingvprocess.
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nvregulation,vorvbehaviorvthatvreflectsvavdysfunctionvinvthevpsychological,vbiological,vorvdevelopm
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ScopevandvstandardsvofvPracticevg●vDefinevNPvrolesvandvactionsv
●vIdentifiesvcompetenciesvassumedvtovbevheldvbyvallvNPsvwhovfunctionvinvavparticularvrolev
●vVariesvbroadlyvfromvstatevtovstatev
●vAdvancedvpracticevPMHNPvstandardsvarevidentifiedvinvPsychiatric-
MentalvHealthvNursing:vScopevandvStandardsvofvPractice
StandardvofvPracticevg
●vAuthoritativevstatementsvregardingvthevqualityvandvtypevofvpracticevthatvshouldvbevprovidedv
●vProvidevavwayvtovjudgevthevnaturevofvcarevprovidedv
●vReflectvthevexpectationvforvthevcarevthatvshouldvbevprovidedvtovclientsvwithvvariousvillnessesv
●vReflectvprofessionalvagreementvfocusedvonvthevminimumvlevelsvofvacceptablevperformancev
●vCanvbevusedvtovlegallyvdescribevthevstandardvofvcarevthatvmustvbevmetvbyvavproviderv
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PurposevofvthevPsychiatricvInterviewgtovgathervinformationvnecessaryvtovunderstand,vdiagnose,van
dvtreatvthevclient.vPervtextbookv(Pere se)-
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ff ectvofvthevillnessvonvthevpatient'svlifevandvcreatevavbeginningvdiagnosisvandvtreatmentvplan
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d,vrespectful,vconcerned,vandvfocusedvtovcreatevavtherapeuticvallia
nce.vItvisvthroughvthevtherapeuticvalliancevinvthevcontextvofvanvongoingvrelationshipvthatvthevclini
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anvisvablevtovhelpvthevpatientvchange.vThevpatientvhasvlikelyvhadvquestionsvinvhisvorvhervmindva
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ncevdecidingvtovseekvhelpvsuchvasv"WillvIvbevsafevorvthreatened,vorvwillvIvbevrejected?"vandv"Can
vthi svpersonvhelpvme?"