Domestic violence in the Arab American population: transforming environmental conditions through community education.

abstract：:Despite the increasing prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the female population the responses of women to their HIV-positive status and their resultant needs remain largely unexplored. This investigation explored the needs, choices, and decisions faced by 38 mothers since becoming HIV-positi...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Regan-Kubinski MJ,Sharts-Hopko N

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effect of pairing inpatient alcoholics with nursing home residents (NHRs) on the alcoholics' self-esteem. In this PALS program, the alcoholic inpatients assumed a helping-companion relationship with the NHRs for 2 hr per day during their last 2 weeks of treatment. Fifty alcoholic inpatients wer...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Byers PH,Raven LM,Hill JD,Robyak JE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical restraints are used as a psychiatric intervention to protect psychiatric inpatients from self-harm or harm to others, by securing a safe environment for the patients and staff. We examined nurses' attitudes, environmental concerns, and emotional responses to physical restraint of psychiatric inpatients, using...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Gelkopf M,Roffe Z,Behrbalk P,Melamed Y,Werbloff N,Bleich A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Having valid, reliable, and culturally adapted tools to screen for adolescent depression is a crucial concern for mental health care professionals who promote preventive care. To this aim, this study tested the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scal...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Dardas LA,Xu H,Shawashreh A,Franklin MS,Wainwright K,Pan W

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postpartum Depression (PPD) is an important social and health problem for women and their families with an incidence of at least 13%. In comparing the diagnosis, timing, and symptom patterns of PPD and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), there are distinct differences that may partially explain why PPD is under-diagnosed...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Jolley SN,Betrus P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric nurses are subject to a high rate of assault by patients. The stress of exposure to assault and the potential for assault appear to impact nurses' emotional states in the form of post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Most studies report a prevalence rate of PTSD in this populatio...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Jacobowitz W

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group psychotherapy is one intervention that can be used for aggressive male inpatients. This paper reports relevant literature and clinical applications for conducting a psychodynamic psychotherapy group designed to help patients (a) identify, understand, and deal with underlying problems resulting in aggressive beha...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Lanza ML,Satz H,Stone J,Kayne HL

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes nurses' experiences of assessing suicide risk in specialised mental health outpatient care in rural areas in Sweden. We used a qualitative, descriptive design based on twelve interviews that were subjected to qualitative content analysis. The results showed that the nurses felt anguish due to a la...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Jansson L,Graneheim UH

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most research designed to explore undergraduate nursing students' attitudes towards mental health nursing tends to uphold clinical experience as the decisive factor, with much less attention paid to the theoretical component. This paper presents the findings of a state-wide study conducted with undergraduate nursing s...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Happell B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A descriptive correlation design was used to study the relationship between the degree of cognitive distortions and the level of depression in bulimic patients. The theoretical framework was based on Beck's (1976) cognitive theory of depression. Beck viewed symptoms of depression as consequences of distorted thought p...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Dankberg G

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative, descriptive, secondary analysis of spousal caregivers (n = 20) examined similarities and differences in help-seeking patterns to understand the processes underlying decisions regarding resource use. Husbands were comfortable with letting others assume care or getting others to provide care while wive...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Brown J,Chen SL

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emotional intelligence (EI) is necessary for the development of interpersonal and professional competence in nurses. We argue that the concept of emotional intelligence has particular relevance for mental health nursing leadership. In this critique, we examine the recent empirical evidence (2010-2014) related to emoti...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Powell KR,Mabry JL,Mixer SJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a theoretical model derived by synthesizing research findings relevant to maternal perceived support, maternal attachment, infant well-being, and infant attachment. The model, depicting possible predictors that facilitate positive mother-infant relations as well as outcomes of the dyadic relation...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Erickson ME

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) experience stigma, discrimination, and barriers, including access to appropriate health care, that restrict their ability to be equal participants in society. In this study, underlying contexts, assumptions, and ways of acting are investigated that perpetuate inequaliti...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Whiteley AD,Kurtz DL,Cash PA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports on Cambodian refugee data related to signs symptomatic of depression and anxiety, the tendency to worry or ruminate over past events (a culture-bound syndrome called "Khoucherang"), and differences that might be influenced by social system and cultural practice. A sample consisting of 155 women of C...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： D'Avanzo CE,Barab SA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-suicidal self-injury is a distressing act, which can arouse dissent and negative comment in service users and providers. The purpose of the study was to describe how women who self-injure and nurses assign meaning to shared discourses about self-injury. The wider study is framed in a grounded theory methodology. F...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Reece J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mothering and methadone can occur together with the right resources and support. Methadone mothers need to be seen in the context of their social risks and environment. Societal attitudes, social capital, and other contextual variables can be changed through policy. The purpose of this article is to describe the conte...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Alexander K

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine case managers' (CM) job position descriptions through content analysis. There were 29 case manager job position descriptions examined. The job descriptions could be grouped into four categories: (1) what the individuals should bring to the position, (2) what they did as CM, (3)...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Forchuk C,Ouwerkerk A,Yamashita M,Martin ML

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent years have seen a rise in the number of children diagnosed at an early age with bipolar disorder and evidence is increasing that parents are performing most of the caregiving and illness management. This existential phenomenological study describes the personal experience of the parents whose children, age 6-11...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Wade J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family therapy conducted with a troubled adolescent is a difficult process. In this article the case scenario of a troubled teenager is presented. The adolescent's behavior is scrutinized through an examination of her growth, dynamics, family/parent interactions, and social support. Therapeutic and timely intervention...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Kalinyak CM,Jones SL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nursing is a demanding and stressful occupation. Nursing staff is required and expected to develop an interpersonal style that conveys concern for mentally ill patients. This study is aimed at investigating whether staff attitudes and behaviours are related to assaults on nurses in psychiatric settings. One hundred, s...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Bilgin H

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for nurse therapists to be aware of their own feelings, beliefs, and attitudes is all-important if treatment is to be effective. In this paper, the author uses the concept of the therapist's Critical Parent (from Berne's 1961 Transactional Analysis model) to explore countertransference reactions. Clinical exa...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Haber LC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article focuses on encounters that become violent, a problem in health care that has been the issue of many debates but is still not fully understood. Violent encounters refer to events where the patient expresses an aggressive and hostile attitude toward the caregiver. This study is part of a bigger project that...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Carlsson G,Dahlberg K,Lützen K,Nystrom M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the links between intergenerational acculturation conflict and depression symptoms in 176 Korean American parents of children between the ages of 5 and 10. Approximately, 29% of fathers and 28% of mothers reported increased depression symptoms, which were related to parent-child acculturation confl...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Kim E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory cross-sectional study aims to investigate good practice for preventing and controlling infections in a psychiatric hospital and for limiting potential exposure to biohazards for nursing professionals at this hospital located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The researchers directly and systematicall...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Piai-Morais TH,Fortaleza CM,Figueiredo RM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined a cultural response set to positive affect items and depressive symptom items in CES-D among 172 Korean immigrants. Bi-dimensional acculturation approach, which considers maintenance of Korean Orientation and adoption of American Orientation, was utilized. As Korean immigrants increased their Ameri...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Kim E,Seo K,Cain KC

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the effect of peer support group on subjective well-being (SWB) of wives of war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Selected participants were randomly assigned into intervention and control groups (n = 40 for each group). The intervention group was divided into four su...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Vagharseyyedin SA BSc, MSc, PhD,Zarei B BSc, MSc,Esmaeili A MD,Gholami M BSc, MSc

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide among African Americans is increasing at an alarming rate, and it deserves attention from numerous sectors in the society. This paper discusses some of the historical issues related to mental health care and African Americans. It suggests that sociocultural contexts are significant developmental shapers in the...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Gary FA,Yarandi HN,Scruggs FC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family members and significant others provide significant proportions of unpaid care for people experiencing a mental illness. Although the carer role is pivotal to contemporary mental health service delivery, the role of carers and the issues they face have received only scant attention in the literature. This paper ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Goodwin V,Happell B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the underreporting of violence and aggression on the Staff Observation Aggression Scale-Revised (SOAS-R) when compared to a simpler assessment: the Aggression Observation Short Form (AOS). During a period of one year, two open and two closed wards gathered data on both the SOAS...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Hvidhjelm J,Sestoft D,Bjørner JB

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00