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Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - November 19, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

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Looking 10 Years Back and 5 Years Ahead: Framing the Clinical Nurse Specialists Debate for Our StudentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Part of my job at Rush College of Nursing is talking to students applying to our psychiatric nurse practitioner program. This week, an applicant asked me to explain the split that he hears about between the psychiatric mental health (PMH) clinical nurse specialists (CNS) and PMH nurse practitioners (NPs). He is trying to learn about PMH nursing, and as he said, “piece together the important parts of our profession.” So he asks, “I have heard about this tension between the two roles along the edges but explain to me in a few minutes what is crux of the issue. Why does there seem to be this divide in the specialty abou...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - November 19, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kathleen R. Delaney Tags: Clinical Issues Column Source Type: journals

Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Form of Codependency Assessment ToolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Codependency Assessment Tool (CODAT) developed by C. Hughes Hammer, D. S. Martsolf, and R. A. Zeller (1998a, 1998b) for Turkish students and investigated the relationship of codependency with attachment styles and family problems. After the translation of the CODAT, Beck Depression Inventory, Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised, and Family Problems of Young Adulthood Evaluation Scale, each was administrated to Turkish female nurse students (n = 400). Factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha values were then computed. Five-factor solution revealed a similar factor s...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - November 19, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Gülsüm Ançel, Elif Kabakçi Source Type: journals

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Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - September 22, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

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Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - September 22, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

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Urgent Intervention NeededEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nursing leaders have long called for examination of theory, research, and curriculum in psychiatric nursing (e.g., Stuart, Krauss, and McCabe). They called for an assessment of what we teach, examination of sacred cows, and breaking through tradition and dogmatic approaches that may be historically valuable but unrepresentative of an evidence base from which we can derive practice concepts and research ideas. They warned that psychiatric nursing may become irrelevant if we fail to bring it into the 20th century. Have we heeded? (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - September 22, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Consider This...Column Source Type: journals

Demystifying Self-Transcendence for Mental Health Nursing Practice and ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Because human development is an integral aspect of life, pathways to mental health necessarily involve developmentally based issues or resources. This column provides an overview of self-transcendence as one developmentally based resource for mental health. The Self-Transcendence Scale is presented to encourage its use in mental health nursing practice and research. (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - September 22, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Pamela G. Reed Tags: Research Briefs Column Source Type: journals

ResilienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We all know those who we would characterize as psychologically resilient, those who demonstrate the great capacity to cope with extreme stress, catastrophe, and negative life events. We can recount several experiences in the lives of patients, students, colleagues, and friends that have led to displays of resilience. We might have even encountered these adverse life events ourselves and responded in ways that others would note as resilient. (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - September 22, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

The Therapeutic Milieu Reconceptualized for the 21st CenturyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The notion of the therapeutic milieu has come under fire for lack of relevance to current inpatient psychiatric care environments. Yet, in different fields of health care, scholars are suggesting a need to build healing environments. A view of the therapeutic milieu as an optimal healing environment based on continuous healing relationships, patient-centered care, safety as a systems priority, and cooperation among clinicians provides a framework to organize care in a holistic manner that supports positive health outcomes. This approach provides a platform for nurses and other clinicians to expand the view of a milieu trad...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Jane S. Mahoney, Nancy Palyo, Gary Napier, James Giordano Source Type: journals

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Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - July 24, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

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The footnote at the bottom of the article “Staff's Attitudes Toward the Delivery of Tobacco Cessation Services in a Primarily Psychiatric Veterans Affairs Hospital” (2009;23:231–242) should have been “Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Vol. 23, No. 3 (June), 2009: pp. 231-242.” (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - July 24, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Erratum Source Type: journals

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and Health Care Reform: Learning to See the Playing FieldEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nearing his retirement, the sporting world became fascinated with the talents of Wayne Gretzky, the great National Hockey League player. His now famous quote, “A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be,” raised several questions. Was Gretzky's ability to “see” the puck an innate skill or can one develop a sense of the field, learning to move toward where the energy was taking the game? The quote invites many analogies to life outside the ice, including consideration of how well one is reading the movement of his or her professional playing field. In this...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - July 24, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kathleen R. Delaney Tags: Clinical Issues Column Source Type: journals

The Mental Health Needs of Children and AdolescentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
THE MENTAL HEALTH needs of children and adolescents cannot be met by any one discipline or specialty. As we examine the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) position statement, it becomes clear that there is a vision shared by both advanced practice psychiatric nurses and pediatric nurse practitioners. The synergism between these two specialties holds the potential for increasing networks and resources; enhancing knowledge and skills; and having more innovation in clinical practice, research, and education related to the mental health of children and adolescents. Everyone gains in such a collabora...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - July 24, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Marguerite A. DiMarco, Bernadette Melnyk Tags: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Column Source Type: journals

Preventing Suicide: Developing Meaning in LifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the last 45 years, suicide rates have increased by 60% worldwide. Suicide is now the third leading cause of death among those aged 15 to 44 years (both sexes). Mental disorders (particularly depression and substance abuse) are associated with more than 90% of all cases of suicide; however, suicide results from many complex sociocultural factors and is more likely to occur particularly during periods of socioeconomic, family, and individual crisis situations (e.g., loss of a loved one, employment, honor). Although traditionally suicide rates have been highest among elderly men, rates among young people have been increasi...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - July 24, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

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Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - May 15, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: journals

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“Normative orthodoxies in depression and the ‘space’ for alternative discourses”Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Irrespective of the country where one practices or the particular population(s) that one works with, the likelihood is extremely high that as a psychiatric nurse, you will encounter depressed people. Though the well documented problems in determining a case/non-case of depression mean that the associated epidemiological data should be treated with an appropriate degree of caution (see ) the indicate that the global rate of depression continues to rise. At the same time, there exists a parallel and more compelling body of evidence that shows how the incidence of prescriptions for anti-depressants (most noticeably Selective ...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - May 15, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: John R. Cutcliffe Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: journals

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The article, “Should It Be Okay to Beat Up the Nurse?” in the August 2008 Consider This… Column was written by Jeffrey Geller, MD, MPH, who is a Professor of Psychiatry and the Director of Public Sector Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Jeffrey Geller Tags: Erratum Source Type: journals

On Scientific RevolutionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I do not get excited very often anymore. I may have been in health care too long. The currency in ideas seems to mirror our dwindling economic resources—they seem to me to be in short supply. Curious that this paucity of ideas happens as terms like innovation and discovery sprinkle our writings from education to research. (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Consider This...Column Source Type: journals

A Review of the Evidence for Music Intervention to Manage Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilatory SupportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reviews the evidence support music as an adjunctive intervention with mechanically ventilated patients. (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Linda Chlan Tags: Research Briefs Column Source Type: journals

Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in Psychiatric Units and FacilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study compared workplace violence prevention (WVP) programs in psychiatric units and facilities in California and New Jersey. Information was collected through interviews, a facility walk-through, and a review of written policies and training material. A similar proportion of hospitals in both states had WVP training programs. A higher proportion of hospitals in California had written WVP policies, and a higher proportion of New Jersey hospitals had implemented environmental and security modifications to reduce violence. Legislation is one of many potential approaches to increase workplace violence prevention programs...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Corinne Peek-Asa, Carri Casteel, Veerasathpurush Allareddy, Maryalice Nocera, Suzi Goldmacher, Emily OHagan, James Blando, David Valiante, Marion Gillen, Robert Harrison Source Type: journals

Making Mental Health a Priority in BelizeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article profiles mental health in this country and explicates contextual factors circumscribing manifestations, treatment, and care of mental illness. An overview of mental health services is provided, with particular focus on the role of psychiatric nurse practitioners. Other innovative approaches in promoting mental health and providing care to the those who are mentally ill are highlighted. Current and future challenges for nursing care and mental health services are presented. Recommendations for future action are offered. (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Cheryl Killion, Claudina Cayetano Source Type: journals

Effect of Self-awareness Education on the Self-efficacy and Sociotropy–Autonomy Characteristics of Nurses in a Psychiatry ClinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was planned to investigate the effect of a self-awareness education program on the self-efficacy and sociotropy–autonomy characteristics of nurses in a psychiatry clinic. The sample was composed of 22 nurses who worked in a psychiatry clinic. Three forms were used for research data collection: descriptive characteristics form, self-efficacy scale (SES), and sociotropy–autonomy scale (SAS). A statistically significant difference was found in the psychiatric unit nurses' mean SES and SAS scores before and after receiving the education for increasing their self-awareness. On the basis of these findings, it is r...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Esra Engin, Olcay Cam Source Type: journals

Illness-Related Hopelessness in Advanced Cancer: Influence of Anxiety, Depression, and Preparatory GriefEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The growing interest in the psychological distress in patients with cancer has been the major reason for the conduction of this study. The aims were to assess the relationship of hopelessness, anxiety, distress, and preparatory grief, as well as their predictive power to hopelessness. Ninety-four patients with advanced cancer completed the study at a palliative care unit in Athens, Greece. Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Greek version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale, and the Preparatory Grief in Advanced Cancer Patients scale were administered. Information concerning patients' treatment was acquired from th...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kyriaki Mystakidou, Eleni Tsilika, Efi Parpa, Paraskevi Athanasouli, Antonis Galanos, Pagoropoulou Anna, Lambros Vlahos Source Type: journals

Factors Affecting the Sense of Burden Felt by Family Members Caring for Patients With Mental IllnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was conducted by using the cross-sectional method, and a questionnaire was delivered to 30 patients and 30 family caregivers. A multiple regression analysis was conducted, with sense of burden as the dependent variable and variables showing a significant correlation in the univariate analysis as the independent variables. The results of the study revealed that patients' satisfaction with daily life and ability to perform tasks had a strong impact on the sense of burden felt by the caregivers. These results suggest that providing support that enhances the quality of life of the patients with mental illness may in...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Narumi Fujino, Hitoshi Okamura Source Type: journals

Sense of Coherence and Recovery From Major Depression: A 4-Year Follow-upEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this longitudinal exploratory study was to identify and follow persons with the first episode of major depression (MD) to determine whether sense of coherence (SOC) changes over time. An additional purpose was to assess whether SOC is associated with depressive symptoms, aggression, and functional status either immediately after diagnosis or at 4 years postdiagnosis. The study design was longitudinal; participants participated in semistructured interviews and completed surveys every 6 months starting at diagnosis and concluding 4 years later. The sample consisted of 33 adult patients who were being treated for t...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Ingela Skärsäter, Mary Kay Rayens, Ann Peden, Lynne Hall, Mei Zhang, Hans Ågren, Helena Prochazka Source Type: journals

Psychometric Properties of the Domestic Violence Survivor AssessmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents the psychometric properties of the revised DVSA with a new item, “Control of Money.” The factor analysis was done for 119 survivors resulting in a three-factor solution explaining 65.06% of the variance with a Chronbach's alpha of .89 and Mental Health as a separate, third factor. The DVSA's use for counseling and implications of the differences in responses by women and their counselors is discussed. (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Jacqueline Dienemann, Jane Neese, Stacy Lowry Source Type: journals

Drug and Alcohol Education for Consumer Workers and Caregivers: A Pilot Project Assessing Attitudes Toward Persons With Mental Illness and Problematic Substance UseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study highlights the effectiveness of targeted workshops for caregivers and consumer workers and advocates that nurses take a more active role in educational projects involving stakeholders. (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Michelle Cleary, Glenn E. Hunt, Gillian Malins, Sandra Matheson, Phil Escott Source Type: journals

How Writing Records Reduces Clinical Knowledge: A Field Study of Psychiatric Hospital WardsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study was to examine the conventionalized practices of recording among psychiatric nurses and the typical linguistic organization of their records. The study drew on data from an extended fieldwork on two Danish “special observation” wards. The results indicated that the nurses' recording produced “stereotyping” representations of the patients and reduced the nurses' clinical knowledge but that this particular way of recording made good sense in relation to the social organization at the wards. (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Niels Buus Source Type: journals

Unintentional Injury Risk Among Preschoolers With Behavior Disorders: Response to Garzon et al.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I congratulate Dr. Garzon and her research team for their recent publication on disruptive behavior disorders and unintentional injury risk among preschoolers (). As they eloquently explained in their article, unintentional injury is a critical and frequently overlooked topic in public health, and the links between psychiatric disorder and injury risk remain poorly understood by behavioral scientists despite their relevance to the development of injury prevention and intervention programs. (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: David C. Schwebel Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: journals

A Remembrance and Tribute to the Ideas of Dr Susan McCabeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
At Archives, we mark the tragic event of Dr Susan McCabe's death with the following remembrance of her scholarly work, particularly Susan's contributions via articles published in this journal. Dr McCabe was a prolific writer, with numerous publications in all of the psychiatric nursing journals and data-based contributions to this journal (). The focus here will be on Susan's vision of how the psychiatric mental health (PMH) specialty must change if it is to stay vital and of significance to the larger mental health workforce. In three major pieces published in Archives (), Susan spelled out particular challenges the PMH ...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kathleen R. Delaney Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: journals

A remembrance and tribute to the ideas of Dr Susan McCabe.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19327549 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Delaney KR Tags: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Source Type: journals

Unintentional injury risk among preschoolers with behavior disorders: response to Garzon et Al.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19327550 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Schwebel DC Tags: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Source Type: journals

How writing records reduces clinical knowledge: a field study of psychiatric hospital wards.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study was to examine the conventionalized practices of recording among psychiatric nurses and the typical linguistic organization of their records. The study drew on data from an extended fieldwork on two Danish "special observation" wards. The results indicated that the nurses' recording produced "stereotyping" representations of the patients and reduced the nurses' clinical knowledge but that this particular way of recording made good sense in relation to the social organization at the wards. PMID: 19327551 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Buus N Tags: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Source Type: journals

Drug and alcohol education for consumer workers and caregivers: a pilot project assessing attitudes toward persons with mental illness and problematic substance use.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study highlights the effectiveness of targeted workshops for caregivers and consumer workers and advocates that nurses take a more active role in educational projects involving stakeholders. PMID: 19327552 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Cleary M, Hunt GE, Malins G, Matheson S, Escott P Tags: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Source Type: journals

Psychometric properties of the Domestic Violence Survivor Assessment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents the psychometric properties of the revised DVSA with a new item, "Control of Money." The factor analysis was done for 119 survivors resulting in a three-factor solution explaining 65.06% of the variance with a Chronbach's alpha of .89 and Mental Health as a separate, third factor. The DVSA's use for counseling and implications of the differences in responses by women and their counselors is discussed. PMID: 19327553 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Dienemann J, Neese J, Lowry S Tags: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Source Type: journals

Sense of coherence and recovery from major depression: a 4-year follow-up.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this longitudinal exploratory study was to identify and follow persons with the first episode of major depression (MD) to determine whether sense of coherence (SOC) changes over time. An additional purpose was to assess whether SOC is associated with depressive symptoms, aggression, and functional status either immediately after diagnosis or at 4 years postdiagnosis. The study design was longitudinal; participants participated in semistructured interviews and completed surveys every 6 months starting at diagnosis and concluding 4 years later. The sample consisted of 33 adult patients who were being treated f...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Skärsäter I, Rayens MK, Peden A, Hall L, Zhang M, Agren H, Prochazka H Tags: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Source Type: journals

Factors affecting the sense of burden felt by family members caring for patients with mental illness.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was conducted by using the cross-sectional method, and a questionnaire was delivered to 30 patients and 30 family caregivers. A multiple regression analysis was conducted, with sense of burden as the dependent variable and variables showing a significant correlation in the univariate analysis as the independent variables. The results of the study revealed that patients' satisfaction with daily life and ability to perform tasks had a strong impact on the sense of burden felt by the caregivers. These results suggest that providing support that enhances the quality of life of the patients with mental illness may in...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Fujino N, Okamura H Tags: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Source Type: journals

Illness-related hopelessness in advanced cancer: influence of anxiety, depression, and preparatory grief.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The growing interest in the psychological distress in patients with cancer has been the major reason for the conduction of this study. The aims were to assess the relationship of hopelessness, anxiety, distress, and preparatory grief, as well as their predictive power to hopelessness. Ninety-four patients with advanced cancer completed the study at a palliative care unit in Athens, Greece. Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Greek version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale, and the Preparatory Grief in Advanced Cancer Patients scale were administered. Information concerning patients' treatment was acquired fro...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Mystakidou K, Tsilika E, Parpa E, Athanasouli P, Galanos A, Anna P, Vlahos L Tags: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Source Type: journals

Effect of self-awareness education on the self-efficacy and sociotropy-autonomy characteristics of nurses in a psychiatry clinic.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was planned to investigate the effect of a self-awareness education program on the self-efficacy and sociotropy-autonomy characteristics of nurses in a psychiatry clinic. The sample was composed of 22 nurses who worked in a psychiatry clinic. Three forms were used for research data collection: descriptive characteristics form, self-efficacy scale (SES), and sociotropy-autonomy scale (SAS). A statistically significant difference was found in the psychiatric unit nurses' mean SES and SAS scores before and after receiving the education for increasing their self-awareness. On the basis of these findings, it is recom...
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Engin E, Cam O Tags: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Source Type: journals

Making mental health a priority in Belize.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article profiles mental health in this country and explicates contextual factors circumscribing manifestations, treatment, and care of mental illness. An overview of mental health services is provided, with particular focus on the role of psychiatric nurse practitioners. Other innovative approaches in promoting mental health and providing care to the those who are mentally ill are highlighted. Current and future challenges for nursing care and mental health services are presented. Recommendations for future action are offered. PMID: 19327558 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing)
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Killion C, Cayetano C Tags: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Source Type: journals