Psychiatric nursing involves working with individuals with various mental disorders like schizophrenia, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and bipolar disorder. In psychiatric nursing, nursing student will continue to use the medsurg skills when necessary, but the real focus is upon therapeutic use of self. They will learn how to use words, body language, and the milieu to facilitate healing for patients with mental illness. Psychopharmacology, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), light therapy, vagal nerve stimulation, and transmagnetic stimulation of the brain are some procedures used to treat psychiatric disorders. They will learn the basics of supportive therapy using therapeutic communication, assessment of common signs and symptoms of mental illness, and multiple treatment modalities. Patients with psychiatric disorders may exhibit both physical and emotional symptoms. Although no medical problems may be assessed on initial examination, a patient’s symptoms may be exacerbated by the severe mental stressors.