The impact of ward design on the behaviour, occupational satisfaction and well-being of psychiatric nurses.

abstract：:The present position paper provides an account of the life of Martha Entwistle, the earliest recorded convict nurse who worked within the Castle Hill Asylum. In our review of primary historical sources, Australia's first convict mental health nurse was found to be a resilient woman who endured several traumatic life e...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Raeburn T,Liston C,Hickmott J,Cleary M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the closure of large psychiatric institutions, various types of community-based supportive housing for people with serious mental illness (SMI) have been developed. There is currently limited knowledge about users' experiences of living in supportive housing. The aim of the present study was to describe user exp...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Bengtsson-Tops A,Ericsson U,Ehliasson K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mount Merapi in Indonesia is the most active volcano in the world with its 4-6-year eruption cycle. The mountain and surrounding areas are populated by hundreds of thousands of people who live near the volcano despite the danger posed to their wellbeing. The aim of this study was to explore the lived experience of peo...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Warsini S,Mills J,West C,Usher K

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to develop a semistructured interview for the Japanese version of the Early Signs Scale (ESS-JI), as well as to examine its reliability and validity. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Japan. Participants were recruited from a psychiatric clinic. The survey included 25 participants w...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Koichi R,Miyamoto Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new paradigm that the brain is able change itself (neuroplasticity) is acknowledged and teased out in terms of the ramifications for mental illnesses. Parallel studies in pain (central sensitization) and mirror neurones are examined to conceptually clarify these ramifications in relation to mental health, and to e...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Buchanan DA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stigmatization of mental health is present in general hospital settings impacting quality of care. We hypothesized that health professionals in these areas would elicit negative attitudes and a perceived level of dangerousness across a range of mental health disorders. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and m...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Giandinoto JA,Stephenson J,Edward KL

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that an involuntary hospital admission and treatment can undermine the therapeutic relationship. While good relationships with staff are important factors influencing long-term recovery, there is little information on how people experience their relationships with staff while under an invo...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Wyder M,Bland R,Blythe A,Matarasso B,Crompton D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the UK, strategies to improve retention of the mental health workforce feature prominently in health policy. This paper reports on a longitudinal national study into the careers of mental health nurses in the UK. The findings reveal little attrition during the first 6 months after qualification. Investigation of ca...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Robinson S,Murrells T,Smith EM

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postpartum depression is a serious mental illnessdisorder that occurs after delivery and is one of the most common post-partum complications. With the increasing popularity and extensive use of smartphones worldwide and the fact that China has become the country with the largest number of smartphone users, it is neces...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Li Y,Zhao Q,Cross WM,Chen J,Qin C,Sun M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A qualitative approach was used to explore workplace experiences of nurses who have a mental illness. Interview transcripts from 29 nurses in New South Wales, Australia were subjected to discourse analysis. One significant finding was a theme depicting the need for support and trust. This superordinate theme encompass...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Joyce T,McMillan M,Hazelton M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence supporting the use of formal music therapy in the treatment of mental health consumers. Despite this, it appears to be an intervention which has not been routinely offered to consumers in Australian acute mental health inpatient units, possibly due to the lack of trained music therapists (or inadequa...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Hall TL,Mullen A,Plummer J,Berry S,Clancy RV

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence of aggressive behaviours by patients against nurses in the first year of practice, and to determine the psychological impact of this behaviour. An anonymous survey was sent to registered nurses in their first year of practice. From the 1169 survey instru...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： McKenna BG,Poole SJ,Smith NA,Coverdale JH,Gale CK

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family carers of people with a severe mental illness play a vital, yet often unrecognized and undervalued role in Australian society. Respite care services can assist these family carers in their role; however, little is known about their access to these services. The paper addresses this knowledge gap. An exploratory...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Jeon YH,Chenoweth L,McIntosh H

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper provides a framework for essential family-focused practices (EASE: Engage, Assess, Support, Educate) for clinicians to support parents with mental illness in the context of their family. The framework is underpinned by relational recovery as the parent/consumer's recovery is considered within the context of...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Foster K,Goodyear M,Grant A,Weimand B,Nicholson J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is emerging evidence that young people with first-episode psychosis are at greater risk of sexually-transmitted infections (STI) than their peers. Theoretical constructs central to behavioural change theories, broadly defined as sexual health-related knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs, have guided most sexual ris...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Brown A,Lubman DI,Paxton SJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collaborative research activities are increasingly being used across health-care settings and are viewed as a positive way to achieve mutual outcomes. However, interagency or intersectoral research programmes are not without problems. They are, at best, challenging and complex activities that require enormous commitme...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： McCloughen A,O'Brien L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental health nurses are increasingly encouraged to discuss and document the outcomes of their nursing practice in order to maximize the care that they offer clients. One frequent function performed by mental health nurses working in inpatient units is the administration of 'as required' (PRN) psychotropic medications...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Curtis J,Capp K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reduction and, where possible, elimination of seclusion has been recognized as a national safety priority for mental health services in Australia, with significant attention devoted to strategies to achieve this goal. The aim of this study was to compare specific demographic characteristics between consumers who h...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Happell B,Koehn S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compassion satisfaction (CS) among healthcare professionals is a sense of gratification derived from caring for their suffering patients. In contrast, compassion fatigue, often a consequence of burnout (BO) and secondary traumatic stress (STS), is detrimental to healthcare professionals' productivity and patient care....

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Okoli CTC,Seng S,Otachi JK,Higgins JT,Lawrence J,Lykins A,Bryant E

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses caring for adolescent consumers with anorexia nervosa in the inpatient setting are challenged in a unique way, in that they are caring for people with whom they do not have a mutually held concept of well-being. Their efforts to ensure weight gain are frequently against the wishes of the consumer. This dissonan...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Zugai JS,Stein-Parbury J,Roche M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental health Consultation-Liaison (CL) nursing continues to develop and gain recognition as a subspecialty of mental health nursing. CL roles are particularly important given the significant number of people experiencing mental illness and other mental health problems within the general health-care settings. However,...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： McNamara P,Bryant J,Forster J,Sharrock J,Happell B

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 210 patients are admitted each year to the Western Australian State Forensic Mental Health Service, and most present with psychotic illness, along with other physical and mental comorbidities. In 2010, a healthy lifestyle programme, which included a formal exercise programme coordinated by an exercise ph...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Wynaden D,Barr L,Omari O,Fulton A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decade has seen a substantial increase in the number of psychiatric or mental health nurses in Victoria, Australia who hold doctoral qualifications. The literature refers to the importance of scholarship for the professional development and recognition of nursing as a discipline. However, there is a paucity o...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Happell B,Edward KL,Welch T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we propose that mental health nursing has become a zombie category, at least in the Australian context. Mental health nursing is a concept that has lost any real explanatory or conceptual power, yet nevertheless persists in public discourse and the collective imagination. In recent decades, powerful for...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Lakeman R,Molloy L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One approach to manage people with behaviours of concern including agitated or aggressive behaviours in health care settings is through the use of fast-acting medication, called chemical restraint. Such management often needs to be delivered in crisis situations to patients who are at risk of harm to themselves or oth...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Muir-Cochrane E,Oster C,Gerace A,Dawson S,Damarell R,Grimmer K

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The merits of technology-based mental health service reform have been widely debated among academics, practitioners, and policy makers. The design of new technologies must first be predicated on a detailed appreciation of how the mental health system works before it can be improved or changed through the introduction ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Orlowski S,Lawn S,Matthews B,Venning A,Jones G,Winsall M,Antezana G,Bidargaddi N,Musiat P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumer participation in all aspects of mental health services is clearly articulated as an expectation of contemporary mental health policy. Consumer leadership has been demonstrated to be beneficial to mental health services. Barriers to implementation have limited the realization of this goal. In this discursive p...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Happell B,Scholz B

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental health nursing consistently emerges as less popular than other specialties, and both service users and mental health practitioners are affected by negative attitudes. Education is fundamental to attracting students to the field of mental health nursing. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of under...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Happell B,Byrne L,Platania-Phung C,Harris S,Bradshaw J,Davies J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic relationship constitutes the central axis of mental health nursing. The clinical practice environment has been empirically related to the quality of care. However, the relationship between the two constructs is unknown in the setting of mental health units. We aimed to examine whether the practice envi...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Roviralta-Vilella M,Moreno-Poyato AR,Rodríguez-Nogueira Ó,Duran-Jordà X,Roldán-Merino JF,MiRTCIME.CAT Working Group.

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lived experiences of elderly dementia patients are affected by their cultural beliefs. This study aims to explore the lived experiences of elderly dementia patients in Taiwan in order to understand how they view their lives given the cognitive impairments that they suffer from. A descriptive phenomenological appro...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Chen MC,Lin HR

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00