Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing, by Mary Ann Boyd is an up-to-date evidence-based mental-health psychiatric nursing text that serves as the minimum knowledge and skills for the entry level nurse. The book provides the basic knowledge in mental health nursing needed by the beginning nurse who will care for individuals with emotional and mental health problems in all health care settings. Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing has a strong emphasis on psychopharmacology, Recovery Model and DSM-V.