A review of violence and personal injury legal cases in psychiatric and mental health nursing to identify a practical framework for risk assessment.

abstract：:This paper discusses findings from a systematic review of literature pertaining to methadone maintenance in relation to the role of the nurse working in a general practice setting. Five electronic databases were searched for period of 2000-2008: Medline, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and Cochrane Database of Systematic Rev...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Go F,Dykeman M,Santos J,Muxlow J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the level of expressed emotion (EE) and burnout in staff caring for people with learning disabilities on a medium secure unit. The study aims to develop a baseline measure of EE and burnout in staff on the unit to be used for future service evaluation and to underpin interventions in the developing...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Dennis AM,Leach C

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the staff's experiences involved in the processes of the transition of 20 non-demented long-stay psychiatric patients. Staff members expressed satisfaction from working outside the hospital. They believed that the patients' condition and their quality of life had improved...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Reda S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seclusion with or without restraint is a measure for managing aggressive or agitated clients and promoting site security, particularly in an emergency psychiatric setting. The decision to control a potentially dangerous person's behaviour by removal or seclusion seems ethically justifiable in such a setting. However, ...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Larue C,Dumais A,Ahern E,Bernheim E,Mailhot MP

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of stigma has been acknowledged as being an important factor in the way that people with mental health problems are viewed and treated. Some authors suggest that stigma should be viewed as a multifaceted rather than a single concept. One part of this multifaceted concept has been called self-stigma which h...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： MacInnes DL,Lewis M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we describe the findings of an exploratory study into the application of early recognition and early intervention methods aimed at prevention of psychotic relapses in patients with schizophrenia. Following the results we described in part 1, we now focus specifically on factors which favourably or adve...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： van Meijel B,van der Gaag M,Kahn RS,Grypdonck M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Individuals with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) now constitute a substantial portion of the caseload for community teams. Specialized treatments for BPD often consume a large portion of available psychology resources and also involve lengthy waiting lists....

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Hill N,Geoghegan M,Shawe-Taylor M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are currently no studies available in the literature to highlight nurses' experiences of the assertive outreach (AO) engagement process. This study aimed to understand how AO nurses experience this process and what can be learned from it. The participants were five nurses working in a rural AO service in one cou...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Addis J,Gamble C

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use by the nurse of the principles of narrative therapy to help patients re-author their personal narrative, and change it from a problem-saturated story to one that is more preferred, is explored. Three main narrative techniques: deconstruction, externalization and re-authoring are described. Examples of these te...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Aloi JA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper critically reviews the issues and questions surrounding the ways in which mental health nurses can best address stigma in the 21st century. It begins with a brief discussion of the nature and definition of the term stigma and explores some of the theoretical basis behind it before drawing out potential flaw...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Bates L,Stickley T

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although people with schizophrenia require medication to manage symptoms such as hearing voices, most do not take it as prescribed (they are non-adherent). We talked to psychiatrists, nurses and pharmacists about how they work with patients to help them be better at sticking with their medication. Although the profess...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Brown E,Gray R

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent policy statements that address the quality of care provided by acute mental health services have highlighted an urgent need for specialist nurse education and training. However, examples of how to design and implement such training initiatives are sparse. Drawing on recent experience of developing an innovative...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Bee PE,Baker JA,Richards DA,Loftus SJ,Bailey L,Lovell K,Woods P,Cox D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT?: Burnout is a prominent issue in psychiatric nursing and associated with significant adverse consequences for staff, service users and at an organizational level. Exploration of the extent and predictors of burnout in secure settings has received little research attention. It is not f...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Berry S,Robertson N

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Current policy advocates for the participation of family carers in care planning. Caring for a person with a mental illness requires a significant commitment from families to support their relative's recovery. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: The evidence of family involvemen...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Doody O,Butler MP,Lyons R,Newman D

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is concerned with the emotional experience of working with acutely disturbed patients. It examines how the disturbance of the patient unconsciously impacts upon the nurse. Using a model of the unconscious, based upon classical psychoanalytic theory, a psychodynamic approach to clinical supervision in a grou...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Winship G

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear role definition is essential for directing the focus of nurse education and several studies have attempted to define the role of the mental health nurse (MHN). These, however, came to the conclusion that mental health nursing was difficult to articulate. The aim of this study was to understand how, during their ...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Rungapadiachy DM,Madill A,Gough B

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Caring for people with dementia and responsive behaviours is challenging; however, little is known of nurses' experiences of responsive behaviours. WHAT DOES THIS PAPER ADD TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: To demonstrate understanding nurses need to be aware of their own actions, thoughts, attitu...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Clifford C,Doody O

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to conduct a concept analysis of the phenomenon of relational aggression. With the increases in violence among our youth, the topic of aggression, and more specifically relational aggression, has gained an increasing interest. Discussion of relational aggression is imperative because it ...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Gomes MM

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to further contribute to the psychometric evaluation of the Sexual Abuse Comfort Scale (SACS) in order to provide a standardized measure that would assess the impact of educational programmes on nurses' comfort to intervene with psychiatric clients regarding sexual abuse. This stud...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： McCay E,Gallop R,Austin W,Bayer M,Peternelj-Taylor C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess whether clinical supervision provided by workplace-based supervisors can enhance outcomes for mental health nurses attending a psychosocial intervention education programme and the service users whom they work with. A quasi-experimental controlled design was used. The main outcome measure wa...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Bradshaw T,Butterworth A,Mairs H

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UK national guidance has prioritized developing specialist services for first episode psychosis. Such services are in the early stages of development and a definitive treatment model has yet to be established. The aim of this study was to explore service users' experiences of a first episode intervention designed alon...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： O'Toole MS,Ohlsen RI,Taylor TM,Purvis R,Walters J,Pilowsky LS

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Compared to the general population, people with mental illness die several years prematurely. The prevalence of chronic physical illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease is higher in people with mental health illnesses, putting them at increased risk of developing skin wound...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Pirani S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the proportion of work time psychiatric nurses spend in potentially psychotherapeutic one-to-one communication with patients. Twenty staff nurses from three acute admission wards in a psychiatric hospital in Northern Ireland were observed. The time spent in a selection of routine activities was r...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Whittington D,McLaughlin C

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of aggressive behaviour is a challenge in adolescent forensic units. Aggressive behaviour endangers the safety of the treatment milieu for patients and nursing and multidisciplinary staff. However, there is a paucity of literature about how the staff manage aggressive behaviour among patients in adolescent ...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Berg J,Kaltiala-Heino R,Välimäki M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature is divided into two sections, one on assessment and one on observation, with only one study that tries to make any connection between them. This study, conducted in both acute and forensic areas, attempts to show that there are some direct relationships between assessment criteria and observation levels...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Kettles AM,Moir E,Woods P,Porter S,Sutherland E

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Psychiatric day hospital (DH) treatment has been offered since the 1930s and is appropriate for individuals experiencing intense psychiatric symptoms without requiring 24-hour inpatient care. No empirical research has examined the specific purpose of DH treatment from the perspectives of...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Taube-Schiff M,Ruhig M,Mehak A,Deathe van Dyk M,Cassin SE,Ungar T,Koczerginski D,Sockalingam S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to describe the complexity of the working situation on an acute psychiatric ward as well as how nurses balance tensions between ideals and the reality of daily work. By means of field research, the study aimed to arrive at a deeper understanding of the reality that nursing staff and patients ...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Hummelvoll JK,Severinsson EI

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an initial study undertaken as the first step in action research concerning the first encounter between the nurse and the patient on psychiatric admission. The specific aim was to identify obstacles and possibilities of starting an ongoing learning process with mutual agreement upon goals and a goo...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Sjöstedt E,Hällström T,Lützén K

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic nurses in Finland work in the two state-maintained forensic hospitals. The main function of these hospitals is to perform forensic psychiatric evaluation and provide treatment for two groups of patients: violent offenders found not guilty by reason of insanity, and those too dangerous or difficult to be treat...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Koskinen L,Likitalo H,Aho J,Vuorio O,Meretoja R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thomas Szasz's original critique of the concept of 'mental illness' is almost 50 years old. Over that half century Szasz has maintained a consistent campaign against the 'Therapeutic State', challenging the paternalism of coercive psychiatry and defending liberty and autonomy. Despite his widespread celebrity Szasz co...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Buchanan-Barker P,Barker P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00