When all other doors are closed: Telenurses' experiences of encountering care seekers with mental illnesses.

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：:Living through postpartum depression (PPD) might lead women to seek a variety of support to re-establish their well-being, including a hybrid of traditional and non-traditional services. Within this mix, some women participate in peer groups; however, there is a paucity of research regarding their subjective experienc...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Montgomery P,Mossey S,Adams S,Bailey PH

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:Emerging research has found an association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dementia in veterans, yet little is known about the nature of this association and how it is conceptualized in the literature. The purpose of this scoping review is to understand how the relationship between PTSD and dementia ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Ritchie K,Cramm H,Aiken A,Donnelly C,Goldie K

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:Public policy and an increasing body of literature identify housing as a critical element in recovery. Without suitable housing, people have little chance of maintaining other resources in their lives, such as supportive relationships and meaningful activities. It is also public policy that carers are central to decis...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Browne G,Hemsley M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peer workers are increasingly being engaged in contemporary mental healthcare. To become a peer worker, patients must evolve from having a patient identity to a peer worker identity. This study aims to understand how mental health peer workers experience their transition and how it affects their view of themselves and...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Debyser B,Berben K,Beeckman D,Deproost E,Van Hecke A,Verhaeghe S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggressive behaviour by psychiatric patients is a serious issue in clinical practice, and adequate management of such behaviour is required, with careful evaluation of the factors causing the aggression. To examine the characteristics of aggressive incidents by ward type, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conduc...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Sato M,Noda T,Sugiyama N,Yoshihama F,Miyake M,Ito H

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Collaboration between the education and service providers assists with the development of enhanced clinical and educational experiences for students. This paper describes an innovative collaborative program developed by the School of Nursing, University of Ballarat and Grampians Psychiatric Services, Ballarat Health S...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Arnold SA,Deans C,Munday J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we explored the predictive validity of the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA) assessment tool in male (n = 30) and female (n = 30) patients admitted to the acute units of a forensic mental health hospital. We also tested the psychometric properties of the original DASA bands and n...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Maguire T,Daffern M,Bowe SJ,McKenna B

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:An international nurse shortage, tightening fiscal constraints, and increased service demands have seen health systems increasingly turn to employing assistants in nursing (AIN) as a cost-effective means to meet demand. This paper describes social positioning from the perspective of 11 AIN who were employed to work in...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Cowan D,Frame N,Brunero S,Lamont S,Joyce M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a review of the literature examining the sexuality of mental health consumers and the role of mental health nurses. A search identified 72 English articles on the topic. The evidence clearly indicates that sexuality is a critical aspect of who we are as individuals, and of how we view ourselves, but di...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Quinn C,Browne G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research shows that Indigenous Australians' suspicion and fear of being 'locked up' may influence mental health service avoidance. Given this, the aim of this study was to explore, by qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews (n = 3), how three Indigenous people experienced the controversial practice of seclusion. H...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Sambrano R,Cox L

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：: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：:This paper describes the rate of violent episodes at a youth psychiatric unit, identifies significant clinical and demographic differences between service users who had admissions with violent episodes and those who did not, and describes characteristics of violent incidents, including antecedents, consequences, victi...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： van Kessel K,Milne D,Hunt K,Reed PW

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caring for a child or adolescent affected by mental illness has been identified as imposing stresses and burdens in excess of those usually associated with child rearing. Peer support has been identified as one means by which these stresses and burdens can be reduced. This study investigated the work of a peer support...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Geraghty K,McCann K,King R,Eichmann K

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public mental health systems have been called on to better meet the needs of consumers presenting to health services with the police, yet few studies have examined police presentations among mental health consumers in large public mental health systems. This study was designed to determine the frequency profile and ch...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Lee S,Brunero S,Fairbrother G,Cowan D

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we examined the current situation of nurses with mental illnesses, the stigma associated with these illnesses, and nurses' and nurse managers' perceptions of workplace mental health issues. We conducted a questionnaire survey of 880 nurses and nurse managers in Japan. After we carried out a descr...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Tei-Tominaga M,Asakura T,Asakura K

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric nurses are familiar with the concept of personality disorder because of their contact with persons with the most common personality disorder in clinical settings - borderline type, who frequently engage mental health services. Perhaps it is this familiarity that has focused research and clinical attention ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Hayward BA

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:Despite their limited mental health expertise, police are often first to respond to people experiencing a mental health crisis. Often the person in crisis is then transported to hospital for care, instead of receiving more immediate assessment and treatment in the community. The current study conducted an evaluation o...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Lee SJ,Thomas P,Doulis C,Bowles D,Henderson K,Keppich-Arnold S,Perez E,Stafrace S

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:Empathy and related concepts such as sympathy and compassion are considered fundamental to mental health nurses' work with consumers. However, there is often little consensus on the relationship between these interpersonal interaction factors and their similarities and differences. In this paper, these three concepts ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Gerace A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absconding, where patients under an involuntary mental health order leave hospital without permission, can result in patient harm and emotional and professional implications for nursing staff. However, Australian data to drive nursing interventions remain sparse. The purpose of this retrospective study was to investig...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Gerace A,Oster C,Mosel K,O'Kane D,Ash D,Muir-Cochrane E

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the light of the increasing recognition of the relevance of spirituality in person-centred, holistic care, this study examines the attitudes of a convenience sample of mental health practitioners, including nurses, to the concepts of spirituality in general and in clinical practice. A series of 5-point Likert-style...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Rogers M,Wattis J,Stephenson J,Khan W,Curran S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study seeks to identify some of the explanatory factors associated with the use of intrusive measures among children with mental health and developmental disabilities in psychiatric facilities. Intrusive intervention data were collected using an organizational database that was developed internally at a tertiary ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Stewart SL,Baiden P,Theall-Honey L

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is well-recognized for the treatment of depression with many efficacy trials supporting its use. However, there is little discussion of its use in mental health nursing practice. This paper explores how IPT can be a useful intervention for mental health nursing practice and demonstrat...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Crowe M,Luty S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00