Evaluating the role of a Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Nurse in the Australian General Hospital.

abstract：:The presence of sexual abuse among societies in Botswana is a phenomenon whose occurrence is usually denied albeit the police report on it and legal frameworks have been established to combat it. Several factors influence the concealment of sexual abuse among adolescent girls, which includes cultural factors and socia...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Seloilwe ES,Thupayagale-Tshweneagae G

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient aggression is a common problem on psychiatric units. Recent research has focused on the relationship between aggressive behavior and various patient characteristics, including psychopathology. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between diagnostic groups and particular types of patient ag...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Kennedy MG

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Providing care and support to a seriously mentally ill (SMI) family member can have deleterious effects on one's health and quality of life. This study explored relationships among perceived burden, depressive cognitions, resourcefulness, and quality of life in 60 African-American and Caucasian women family members of...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Zauszniewski JA,Bekhet AK,Suresky MJ

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the mentally ill are considered to be vulnerable as a group, those who are mentally ill and reside in rural communities are at a greater disadvantage due to limited access to health care, a scarcity of resources, and traditional cultural belief systems. Social support has been found to have a direct effect on th...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Letvak S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Communities of faith are important arenas for psychiatric mental health nurses to promote emotional well-being and support recovery for persons with mental health problems. This article describes an innovative faith-based mental health group, based on Buddhist philosophy and practice and established by an advanced pra...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Phoenix B

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined the differences in demographic and sleep characteristics in cognitively impaired nursing home residents with and without severe sleep/wake pattern inefficiency. Identification of characteristics associated with severe sleep/wake pattern inefficiency will allow health care providers to make the be...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Richards KC,Beck C,Shue VM,O'Sullivan PS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a model of care that provides comprehensive community-based psychiatric care for persons with serious mental illness. This model has been widely documented and has shown to be an evidence-based model of care for reducing hospitalizations for this targeted population. Critical ing...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Schroeder RA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:U.S. Latino farmworkers face multiple potential stressors. Research on the mental health status of this U.S. Latino subgroup has suggested high prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms when compared to other groups. Latina farmworkers may be at greater risk than their male counterparts for poor mental he...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Bogardus M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using Community-Based Participatory Research, this study describes the ongoing collaboration between Latino community leaders and academic partners to develop a mental health promotion intervention for rural Latinos in Florida. Two strategies were used: (1) Community Advisory Board (CAB) members completed a Latino Com...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Stacciarini JM,Wiens B,Coady M,Schwait AB,Pérez A,Locke B,Laflam M,Page V,Bernardi K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated a one year long course education and counseling program with 93 family caregivers of elders afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. The elders had received treatment for agitation in an inpatient setting and were subsequently discharged to the caregivers' home. Caregivers were randomly assigned to an ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Wright LK,Litaker M,Laraia MT,DeAndrade S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Person-first language, to refer to a person with autism, has been dominant within peer-reviewed literature; however, there are autistic people who prefer identity-first language. This is a shift from the language championed within mental health nursing; therefore it is important to understand the meaning and actions w...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Shakes P,Cashin A

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:A significant challenge related to nurse practitioner (NP) training is the shortage of clinical sites with qualified faculty to precept NP interns. The problem is compounded in rural communities with provider shortages, restricting their opportunities to train (and potentially recruit) new APRNs. Consequently, these u...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Johnson DS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this qualitative exploratory study was to explore the perspectives of Hispanic caregivers as they provide the day-to-day care for their family member with schizophrenia. Interviews were conducted by a promotora (a Spanish speaking trained community health worker) with ten Hispanic caregivers at a large ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Saunders J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper focuses on metaphorical communication as an aesthetic method for nursing practice. Metaphorical communication is proposed as a healing modality. Use of metaphors in nursing are highlighted, and types of metaphors that may be used for transformation and healing are described. ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Breslin ET

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of mentorship to professional development in nursing education has been consistently demonstrated in the literature. The benefits for mental health nursing are particularly noted for attracting nursing students and new graduates into this area of practice. The proliferation of online delivery of mental healt...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Bradshaw J,McAllister M,Mulvogue J,Ryan R,Happell B

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this qualitative pilot study were to describe needs and concerns of single, low-income mothers and to evaluate social support mechanisms these mothers valued during the transition to parenthood. Qualitative analysis consisted of word and context interpretation from focus group data. The following theme...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Keating-Lefler R,Hudson DB,Campbell-Grossman C,Fleck MO,Westfall J

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:It is widely acknowledged that mental health nursing has undergone considerable change in Australia during recent decades, including the mainstreaming of mental health services into the general health care system. Recruitment problems and high levels of stress and burnout associated with the profession are seen to be ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Happell B

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nursing has transitioned from earlier models of practice, elements of clinical specialist and psychiatric nurse practitioner roles are being blended to produce a new type of practitioner. The challenge of preserving mental health expertise while expanding advanced practic...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Naegle MA,Krainovich-Miller B

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted with 103 community-based, low-income, well elderly persons who resided in high-rise apartments and were functionally independent. The nursing framework was Roy and Roberts' (1981) adaptation model and techniques from Beck's (1976) theory on cognitive therapy. This study had the dual purpose of de...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Campbell JM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article details some of the key elements related to feminism in American society. It suggests that the meaning and significance of a feminist perspective need to be reexamined for their importance and utility in this dynamic and rapidly changing society. A discussion of the meaning of feminism provides a framewor...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Gary F,Sigsby LM,Campbell D

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common idiomatic phrase in mental health care is "well known" client, patient, or service user. This phrase is often followed by "to mental health services" or some such, suggesting that a "service" can really know anything. Notwithstanding mental health services, especially public ones are a repository for a lot of...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Lakeman R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective recovery from alcoholism demands commitment from both partners in a marriage. The focus of this qualitative study was to learn how couples progressed through recovery and how they achieved their goals conjointly. The Model of Recovering Alcoholics' Behavior Stages and Goal Setting was used as the theoretical...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Wing DM

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article responds to the call by Heinrich (1992) to harness the power of metaphor to reenergize nursing classrooms. An overview of the power of metaphor is provided, as well as a description of a learning activity that prompted students to think metaphorically about a nursing experience. Students reflected on the ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： McAllister M

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：:In the United States, nearly one in five adolescents has a diagnosable mental health disorder. Beginning in the teenage years, adolescents become less reliant on their parents for support and begin to turn to their peer group for support; therefore, it is important to understand the role of peers during this developme...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Roach A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many environmental processes influence the pregnant adolescent and each process can either unlock the potential of the adolescent or act as a barrier to goal achievement or development. Social support is a powerful force in preventing adverse maternal and infant outcomes in the pregnant adolescent, and can come from s...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Logsdon MC,Gennaro S

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nursing literature states that reminiscence is an independent nursing intervention for elderly clients and patients. This paper is about the use of reminiscence by nurses in all settings. Nurses have not to date built a firm knowledge base. The paper discusses the need for knowledge about the phenomenon and life r...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Burnside I

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article aims to illustrate how Antonovsky's salutogenic theory and its central concept of sense of coherence can be operationalized into salutogenic therapy principles and an intervention program for promoting a sense of coherence, coping, and mental health among people with mental health problems. The interventi...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Langeland E,Wahl AK,Kristoffersen K,Hanestad BR

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00