2025-2026 ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam Review Guide

Detailed review guide for the 2025-2026 ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam, covering therapeutic communication, defense mechanisms, anxiety levels, ethical principles, restraints, psychopharmacology, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, PTSD, substance abuse, and crisis intervention. Includes nursing interventions, medication side effects (e.g., lithium toxicity, antipsychotics), suicide prevention, and care for neurocognitive disorders like Alzheimer's. Essential for nursing students preparing for mental health topics with stages of grief, personality disorders, and levels of prevention.