Mental & Behavioral Health
The disorders nursing school teaches as its own course — mood, psychosis, anxiety, and substance use. Safety assessment always comes first, and the pharmacology cross-links (SSRIs, antipsychotics, lithium, benzodiazepines) are already built.
Depression & Suicide Risk
High-yield in researchSafety assessment first — and the energy-returns-before-mood risk window on antidepressants.
Alcohol Use Disorder & Withdrawal
DTs High-yield in researchThe CIWA-guided withdrawal timeline, DTs, and thiamine-before-glucose.
Schizophrenia & Psychotic Disorders
in researchPositive vs negative symptoms — and the EPS/NMS watch shared with the antipsychotics page.
Bipolar Disorder
in researchMania safety, sleep as a vital sign, and the lithium-level/hydration link.
Anxiety Disorders & PTSD
in researchDe-escalation skills and short-term-only benzodiazepine teaching.
Substance Use & Overdose
in researchToxidrome recognition — withdrawal vs overdose, and naloxone’s role.
Eating Disorders
in researchRefeeding syndrome is the patho hook; trust-building is the nursing one.
Behavioral Emergencies & Violence Risk
in researchLeast-restrictive-first, de-escalation, and the rules around restraints.
Detailed pages for these disorders are being researched and clinically verified. Heart Failure (Cardiovascular) is the fully built reference — start there to see a complete disorder page.