abstract：:Depression in its own right is a disabling condition impairing all aspects of human function. In persons with a chronic medical disease, depression often makes the management of chronic illness more difficult. Recently, vitamin D has been reported in the scientific and lay press as an important factor that may have si...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Penckofer S,Kouba J,Byrn M,Estwing Ferrans C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on a study of nurses' and non-nurses' perceptions of labels of mental illness and personality disorder in forensic services in the UK. The objectives of the study were to establish if differences in perceptions existed within, and between, the two groups of professionals. The research method was a s...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Mason T,Caulfield M,Hall R,Melling K

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The focus of this qualitative study was to explore patient's perceptions of having received a therapeutic letter (TL) from a nursing student. Patient feedback contributes to student learning and is especially salient when students are trying to understand complex relationships and to deliver care that is individualize...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Freed PE,McLaughlin DE,Smithbattle L,Leanders S,Westhus N

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts to reduce aggression and violence and the use of restraint and seclusion have traditionally been through some form of educational program. This paper presents an integrative review of research and quality improvement projects that aimed to reduce aggression/violence or restraint/seclusion through the use of an...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Johnson ME

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve mothers who had experienced domestic violence and whose children had received psychiatric diagnoses before school age were interviewed. An attachment based tool, the Reaction to Diagnosis Interview, was employed as it accesses maternal representational content. Using psychodynamic and attachment based models as...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Kearney JA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to community violence can influence adolescents' anxiety. Researchers have examined the relationship between exposure to community violence and anxiety. In their pursuit to explore that relationship, researchers have used a variety of instruments. This review of literature provides an overview of the instrume...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Kelly S,Hall L

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Use of physical restraint in acute care psychiatry has been, and continues to be, a controversial issue. For this reason, a study was conducted in 1996 that examined nurses' decision making related to the use of physical restraint with aggressive psychiatric patients. An instrument, the Moylan Assessment of Progressiv...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Moylan LB

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:The aim of this study was to explore the way in which traumatic childhood experiences influenced the daily life of women with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). An explorative design comprising in-depth interviews and a qualitative content analysis was used. The findings revealed one main theme-Longing for Reconci...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Holm AL,Berg A,Severinsson E

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of international studies have highlighted family caregivers' (FCGs') dissatisfaction with their relationship with mental health professionals (MHPs) when providing care for mentally ill family members. However, few studies have explored the mental health professionals' perspective of this relationship. This s...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Nicholls E,Pernice R

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

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：:Psychiatric patients are now known to have disproportionately high cardiovascular disease mortality rates. Today's nurse needs more knowledge to manage the care of the psychiatric-cardiac patient. This paper uses a case scenario to cite essential components of care. Psychiatric-cardiac events are explained using a con...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Nemcek MA,Austin EN

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior research findings about caregiving for persons with HIV/AIDS indicate that caregiving impacts nurses in three separate domains: personal self as a nurse in practice; interactions with the nurse's family members, friends, and colleagues; and interactions with persons with HIV/AIDS. However the impact caregiving f...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Mullins IL

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：: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：:The main purpose of the study was to examine the psychometric properties of a Smoking Abstinence Self-Efficacy Scale with Korean men in the US. The scale was modified to reflect the Korean cultural practice of smoking behavior and was cross-culturally validated with a panel of 10 professionals. An 11-item Korean versi...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Kim SS,Kim SH,Gulick EE

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to determine psychosocial and demographic factors associated with readiness to quit smoking among rural current and recent former smokers. This cross-sectional study of 333 rural adults was part of a larger quasi-experimental study testing the effect of a population-based Quit and Win Con...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Rayens MK,Hahn EJ,Hedgecock S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many older adults with moderate or severe dementia also have depression, but identifying depressive symptoms in these individuals can be challenging. The Depressive Symptom Assessment for Older Adults (DSA), a newly developed instrument designed to evaluate older adults for depression, regardless of their cognitive st...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Onega LL,Pixley JL

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:Conversion therapies, also know as reparative therapies, emphasize homosexual orientations as psychopathology in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) clients and claim these individuals can reverse their sexual orientation through psychiatric counseling and treatment. Although professional medical and nursin...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Blackwell CW

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to identify coping responses of rural adolescents. The sample included 193 students attending three high schools in southwestern Pennsylvania. Family and peer relationships were the most common stressful situations described by the adolescents. Coping responses were measured by the Coping ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Puskar KR,Grabiak BR

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory study investigated the ward atmosphere of single-sex wards in a forensic psychiatric context in the light of Moos' conceptualization of the treatment setting. The wards for female patients bore similarities to Relationship-Oriented and Insight-Oriented programmes and had a generally positive ward atmo...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Brunt D

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women in abusive relationships have recognized the silence of religious institutions and clergy in addressing intimate partner violence. The old message, that women are to blame when family dysfunction occurs, remains evident in society. The objective of this qualitative study was to describe the experience of abused ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Copel LC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidisciplinary mental health rehabilitation settings often encounter patients with complex comorbid medical and psychiatric issues that require integrative, multifaceted treatment strategies. Although medication and psychotherapy are typical treatment mainstays, a broader variety of therapeutic options are availabl...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Sockalingam S,Li M,Krishnadev U,Hanson K,Balaban K,Pacione LR,Bhalerao S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decision to examine the phenomenon of lateral violence within the nursing workforce of a Southeastern tertiary care medical center evolved from the strong response of attendees to a nursing presentation on lateral violence. This paper describes the development and testing of the Lateral Violence in Nursing Survey....

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Stanley KM,Martin MM,Nemeth LS,Michel Y,Welton JM

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-based mental health as the primary focus of treatment has influenced more autonomous roles for mental health nurses. A limited literature suggests that this has resulted in the expansion of community mental health nursing into territory usually the exclusive domain of the medical profession. Consumers and ca...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Elsom S,Happell B,Manias E

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High utilization of medical services during pregnancy has not been described as most studies have focused on women who receive inadequate or no prenatal care. This paper describes the characteristics and medical utilization data of 500 pregnant women enrolled in a prospective study. High utilizers (HU), who had a mean...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Bloom T,Curry MA,Durham L

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：: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：:Depression is prevalent among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), an acquired neurologic disability that affects predominantly women. The purpose of this article is to review intervention studies on depression in persons with MS. An integrative review of eight intervention studies published from 2000 to 2005 has rev...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Walker ID,Gonzalez EW

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging continues to be an important topic of study. For many older adults, the elder years can be a challenging, if not difficult, time. Creativity interventions have been shown to positively affect mental and physiological health indicators. The process of creating and one's attitude toward life may be more important ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Flood M,Phillips KD

更新日期：2007-04-01 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

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to document the smoking cessation experiences of three groups of 18-24-year-old college students and explore their ideas for cessation. Focus group interviews were conducted with former smokers (n = 7), smokers struggling to quit (n = 7), and smokers with no desire to quit (n = 5). Partic...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Staten RR,Ridner SL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental health nurses routinely hand over clinical knowledge at intershift reports. In the present study, field descriptions from prolonged fieldwork and transcripts of audio recordings of handovers were analysed discursively drawing on ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. The analysis identified linguistic and ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Buus N

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:Cognitive behavioral therapy is an emerging treatment being used to attenuate negative thoughts and emotions tied to the formation, expression, and maintenance of verbal auditory hallucinations. This paper describes the theoretical underpinnings for the intervention and a clinical application of a prototype cognitive ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： England M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emmy Gut was a psychotherapist who developed, in her later years, a unique theory distinguishing between "productive" and "unproductive" depression. Dr. John Bowlby was a leading psychoanalyst famous for his work on attachment theory. After the death of her second husband, Emmy contacted John because his work on mourn...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Ross LR

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical supervision has become an essential component in nursing practice. This paper explores the experiences of two small groups of Finnish Registered General Nurse students receiving supervision during a clinical placement in mental health care (N = 23). Both groups worked in similar clinical placements, with one ...

journal_title：Issues in mental health nursing

authors： Saarikoski M,Warne T,Aunio R,Leino-Kilpi H

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00