Best Mental Health Nursing Books of 2025

The "RBT Exam Study Guide 2023" is a comprehensive exam prep manual designed for individuals seeking to pass the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) exam on their first try. The guide covers all the essential theoretical topics, including ethics, communication, and technologies used in behavior analysis, along with two practical tests with detailed explanations. The book also comes with two exclusive bonuses, including an audiobook and 150 digital flashcards. The guide is a must-have for anyone aspiring to pursue a career in behavior analysis and make a difference in people's lives.

Prescribing Mental Health Medication is a comprehensive guide for practitioners treating mental disorders with medication. This updated third edition covers the latest digital methodologies, all psychotropic medications in use, and management of medication side effects. It also includes information on special populations, such as children and pregnant women. The book provides clinical tips, sample dialogues, and information particularly relevant in primary care settings. The author, Christopher M. Doran MD, is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. This practical text is perfect for general medical practitioners, mental health practitioners, students, and prescribing nurses.

Re-Write is an interactive workbook that focuses on the healing journey of trauma survivors, utilizing evidence-based methodologies with psychological theory. The book explores trauma responses, including adverse childhood experiences, intergenerational trauma, and gaslighting, within a culturally sensitive framework. It offers various exercises within trauma-healing methods, specific writing prompts, coping mechanisms, and customizable soothing techniques. The book is comprehensive, eclectic, interactive, and highly educational, making it an especially useful workbook on recovering from trauma in our post-pandemic world.

Anxiety Disorders: A Guide for Integrating Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy is an invaluable resource for any clinician or student seeking to understand the most effective combined treatments for anxiety. The book covers a range of disorders and is written by experienced clinicians in an accessible and readable format. The integration of psychopharmacological and psychosocial treatments is explored in-depth, making it a must-read for anyone treating anxiety in the 21st century. Overall, this book is a comprehensive and timely guide that is sure to be a valuable addition to any mental health professional's library.

Case Study Approach to Psychotherapy for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses is a case study companion to the award-winning textbook Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse. This book is designed to help both novice and experienced advanced practice psychiatric nurses to master the art and science of conducting psychotherapy. The case studies cover a wide range of theoretical approaches and client problems and psychiatric diagnoses. The book follows a consistent format to allow for comparison, making it easier for readers to understand how various theoretical orientations were chosen. Overall, this book is a comprehensive guide that provides complementary content and activities to enhance the reader's clinical reasoning skills.

The Handbook of Medical Play Therapy and Child Life is a valuable resource for practitioners and students in the fields of play therapy and child life. The book offers a strength-based approach to clinical interventions in medical and healthcare settings, including autism, trauma, routine medical care, and injury. The power of play and creative approaches to healing are emphasized throughout the book. The collaboration between the disciplines of play therapy and child life is made visible, highlighting the profound benefits of play-based interventions in medical settings. This comprehensive handbook is an excellent tool for those looking to engage and help medically-compromised children, adolescents, and their families.

Prescribing Mental Health Medication: The Practitioner's Guide is a comprehensive guide for medical and mental health practitioners, students, and residents who prescribe medication for mental disorders. The newly revised second edition covers all psychotropic medications used in the US and UK and provides clinical tips, sample dialogues, and information relevant in primary care settings. The author, Christopher M. Doran MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and he has taught psychotropic medication prescription principles and practices worldwide. This book is an essential resource for anyone seeking to perfect their medication assessment, management, and follow-up skills.

Brief Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Cancer Patients offers a practical guide to integrating techniques from multiple newer CBT models, organized around a clear conceptual foundation and case conceptualization. Author Scott Temple provides vivid case examples, worksheets, and case conceptualization forms to bring clinical work to life. This book is a must-read for those working with cancer patients, but all CBT clinicians can benefit from it. The book is deep, thoughtful, and practical, exploring every wave and corner of the cognitive behavioral tradition to empower cancer patients. Dr. Temple's humanity and empathy shine through in his writing, making this a moving and meaningful book.

This book, titled "Engagement and Therapeutic Communication in Mental Health Nursing (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)", is an essential guide for mental health nurses to develop their communication skills and build therapeutic relationships with service users. The authors cover different communication theories and models, providing realistic scenarios and case studies to make theory easy to apply in practice. The book promotes a person-centred approach and focuses on promoting recovery, with a chapter co-authored by a service user offering a unique insight. Overall, this is an informative and practical book that helps mental health nurses to enhance their communication skills and provide better care for service users.

This book, written by two experienced psychiatric nurses, provides healthcare students and professionals with a foundational background on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their profound impact on health in later life. The book uses a structural competency framework to elucidate health implications across the lifespan, exploring the nature of adversity and its effects on the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social health of individuals, communities, and society. The authors offer action steps designed to assist healthcare students and professionals with prevention and intervention approaches and steps to help build resilience. This book is a must-read for healthcare students within mental health, pediatric, and primary care nursing courses, as well as students and professionals in the social work, psychology, and public health fields exploring resilience and trauma-informed practices.