Mental health nurses' perspectives of people who self-harm.

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 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：:As suicide attempts pose major risk for future suicide death, understanding the underlying factors of suicide attempts and suicidal behaviour is an important mental health imperative. The aim of this study was to examine suicide attempts with a special focus on the intention. A total of 2540 discharge summaries were c...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Horváth ON,Tóth MD,Àdám S,Purebl G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to elucidate what non-pharmacological interventions are applied by nursing staff prior to the administration of psychotropic pro re nata (PRN) medication. Best practices would instruct clinical staff to provide non-pharmacological strategies, such as de-escalation and skills coaching, ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Martin K,Arora V,Fischler I,Tremblay R

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:The purpose of this study was to explore facilitators and barriers of self-management from the viewpoint of Chinese people with schizophrenia and their caregivers. A qualitative study using the individual interview method was used. Twenty-one people with schizophrenia and 14 caregivers were interviewed. Three facilita...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Zou H,Li Z,Arthur D,Wang H

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young carers are a global phenomenon. The UK estimates it has in excess of 175 000 young carers, the onset of their caring role often occurring between 8 and 10 years of age. Of these, 17 000 are caring for a parent who has severe mental illness, a significant factor for children entering the health and social care sy...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： McAndrew S,Warne T,Fallon D,Moran P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People with serious mental illness have higher morbidity and mortality rates than general populations, and overweight/obesity-related conditions are prevalent. Psychotropic medications are a primary factor in significant weight gain. Adolescents and young adults, particularly those with first-episode psychoses taking ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： McCloughen A,Foster K

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：: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：:This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing mental health nurses' attitudes towards people with mental illness. A descriptive correlation design was used. A sample of 180 Taiwanese mental health nurses was recruited from mental health-care settings. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson's...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Hsiao CY,Lu HL,Tsai YF

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：: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：: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：:The aim of the study was to understand the perspectives of mental health consumers, staff, and yoga teachers on the characteristics of a yoga-based intervention to be developed for consumers with a long-term mental health condition, in addition to anxiety and/or depression. Two focus groups were held with mental healt...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Snaith N,Rasmussen P,Schultz T,Proeve M

更新日期：2020-08-01 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

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：: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：:Stigmatization of families supporting an adult member with substance misuse is common and undermines their capacity to support the person and maintain their own well-being. The aims of the present study were to understand affected family members (AFMs)' experience of stigma within the context of substance misuse, and ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： McCann TV,Lubman DI

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses, especially those in academia, feel the pressure to publish but have a limited time to write. One of the more time-consuming and frustrating tasks of research, and subsequent publications, is the collection and organization of accurate citations of sources of information. The purpose of this article is to discu...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Smith CM,Baker B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concerns relating to the adequacy of nurses' preparation for the care of people with mental illness prompted significant revision of the mental health component in a Bachelor of Health Science nursing programme in New Zealand that prepares approximately 200 students per year. Working collaboratively with clinical prov...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Spence D,Garrick H,McKay M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent changes in psychiatric hospital care involving a reduction in the number of beds and time spent in hospital motivated the study of conditions of inpatient care on such wards. An ethnographic study of a locked, acute psychiatric ward in a department of psychiatry was performed with the aim of describing the heal...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Johansson IM,Skärsäter I,Danielson E

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are numerous barriers to the therapeutic relationship between nurses and persons with schizophrenia, such as time constraints, communication issues and the requirements of practice policies. The main point of this paper is that the nature of these barriers is such that the nurse may not conceptualize these as ba...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Harris B,Panozzo G

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This study looked into the mechanism through which health education can reduce the fear of being infected with COVID-19 because health education helps individuals to improve their knowledge and attitudes towards a disease. The spread of COVID-19 has escalated the level of fear among public and nurses. Nevertheless, th...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Mubarak N,Safdar S,Faiz S,Khan J,Jaafar M

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00