'I have anxiety, but I have values and preferences' Experiences of users with generalized anxiety disorder: A qualitative study.

abstract：:Nurses in mental health settings avoid talking to consumers about sexual health concerns. It is unclear whether this avoidance prevents the provision of sexual healthcare. The present study gathered information about how mental health nurses respond to sexual health issues within their routine practice, what issues th...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Quinn C,Platania-Phung C,Bale C,Happell B,Hughes E

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:Handover, or the communication of patient information between clinicians, is a fundamental component of health care. Psychiatric settings are dynamic environments relying on timely and accurate communication to plan care and manage risk. Crisis assessment and treatment teams are the primary interface between community...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Waters A,Sands N,Keppich-Arnold S,Henderson K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Goals of the mental health consumer movement include redressing inequality and increasing consumer leadership across the mental health sector. A means of achieving these goals is empowerment of consumers at systemic levels of the mental health sector. There have been calls for research to focus on allies - those who u...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Juntanamalaga P,Scholz B,Roper C,Happell B

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:When nurses practise recovery-focused care, they contribute positively to the consumer's mental health recovery journey and empower the person to be actively engaged in the management of their illness. While using recovery-focused care is endorsed in mental health policy, many health professionals remain uncertain abo...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Lim E,Wynaden D,Heslop K

更新日期：2020-10-20 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 Kennedy Axis V is a routine outcome measurement instrument which can assist the assessment of the short-term risk for violence and other adverse patient outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the interrater reliability and clinical utility of the instrument when used by mental health nurses in daily c...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Faay MD,van de Sande R,Gooskens F,Hafsteinsdóttir TB

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：:An exploration of the 'self' is generally considered a fundamental and necessary place from which to commence practice as a mental health nurse. Self-awareness and attention to one's own feelings, thoughts, and experiences can contribute to the therapeutic use of self in effective provision of mental health nursing ca...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Foster K,McAllister M,O'Brien L

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Sustaining a fall during hospitalization reduces a patient's ability to return home following discharge. It is well accepted that factors, such as alteration in balance, functional mobility, muscle strength, and fear of falling, are all factors that impact on the quality of life of elderly people following a fall. How...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Heslop KR,Wynaden DG

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Australia, 'indigeneity' is not determined by skin colour, but rather by a person's heritage, acceptance by an indigenous community, and active participation in the affairs of that indigenous community. Some people who identify as indigenous, however, have experienced 'colourism' - that is, experiences of social ex...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Doyle K,Hungerford C,Cleary M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome is common in mental health consumer populations, and is linked to cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes. Metabolic screening is a way of recognising consumers who are at risk of developing metabolic syndrome but internationally screening rates remain low. A retrospective audit was completed at...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Ward T,Wynaden D,Heslop K

更新日期：2018-02-01 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 creative arts can be used to support stakeholders of mental health services to communicate and share their lived experience. Digital storytelling is one method that has been used to capture people's lived experience. In this scoping review, we were interested in mapping how digital storytelling has been used in me...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： De Vecchi N,Kenny A,Dickson-Swift V,Kidd S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative study that took place in 2006 in a publicly funded Queensland psychiatric hospital explored nursing models of care from multiple points of view. Eleven participants were interviewed. Two were post-acute consumers, three were nurse unit managers, one was an enrolled nurse, and the remaining five were r...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： McAllister M,Moyle W

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to describe mental health staff experiences of giving support to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) among people with psychosis in community psychiatry. A qualitative interview study with a purposeful sample of 12 community health staff was conducted. Data were analysed using qualitative co...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Hultsjö S,Hjelm K

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family-focused interventions can improve outcomes for families where a parent has a mental illness. One such intervention, Let's Talk about Children (Let's Talk), is a series of parent-practitioner conversations in adult mental health with demonstrated improved outcomes for child, parent, and family well-being. This s...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Allchin B,O'Hanlon B,Weimand BM,Goodyear M

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：: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：: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

abstract：:There is compelling evidence that the physical health of people with severe mental illness is poor. Health-promotion guidelines have been recommended as a mechanism for improving the physical health of this population. However, there are significant barriers to the adoption of evidence-based guidelines in practice. Th...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Ehrlich C,Kendall E,Frey N,Kisely S,Crowe E,Crompton D

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Primary family caregivers of patients with dementia often experience high caregiver burden and significant decline in a range of health outcomes. The current study examined the relationship between medical comorbidities of inpatients with dementia and caregiver burden in adult-child primary caregivers, and the bufferi...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Liu H,Fang B,Chan J,Chen G

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:Mental health stigma has serious ramifications on people with a severe mental illness (SMI). Stigma damages self-esteem, recovery outcomes, family relationships, socialization abilities, access to housing, and career prospects. The cultural tendencies of Chinese people have been shown to be associated with particularl...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Chan SYY,Ho GWK,Bressington D

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:Peer work is now known in Switzerland for 10 years and has developed strongly. The aim of the study was to describe peer support specialists' (PSSs') work conditions and job satisfaction, as well as the challenges of integration into the workforce in Switzerland. A further aim was to identify possible development topi...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Burr C,Rother K,Elhilali L,Winter A,Weidling K,Kozel B,Gurtner C

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study reported here is taken from a wider investigation into stress among preregistration nursing students, undertaken in the nursing department of a large university in northern England. British nursing is divided into four specialties or 'branches': adult, mental health, children's, and learning disability nursi...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Pryjmachuk S,Richards DA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00