Psychotherapeutic skills training for nurses on an acute aged mental health unit: A mixed ‐method design
This study examines the need for, and outcomes of, a psychotherapeutic skills training programme, within an acute psychogeriatric unit. Nursing staff were surveyed to explore their training needs in psychotherapeutic skills with inpatients diagnosed with depressive, anxiety, or neurocognitive disorders. Staff were then invited to participate in a focus group (n  = 6) to identify content of such training, possible barriers, and an implementation strategy. Next, to ascertain the feasibility and acceptability of such training, materials and schedules were developed and piloted with a small group of nurses (n  = 8), before...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 13, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Julie Kelly, Hemalatha Jayaram, Sunil Bhar, Sahaya Jesto, Kuruvilla George Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Factors influencing clinical decision making used by mental health nurses to provide provisional diagnosis: A scoping review
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 5, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Katrina Campbell, Deb Massey, Marc Broadbent, Karen ‐Ann Clarke Source Type: research

Factors influencing clinical decision making used by mental health nurses to provide provisional diagnosis: A scoping review
AbstractMedical diagnosis has traditionally been the role of medical officers. However, mental health nurses working in crisis/emergency settings within Australia are expected to provide a provisional diagnosis postassessment of a consumer. There is limited literature and understanding how mental health nurses develop a provisional diagnosis. In this scoping review, we aimed to first identify and describe the clinical decision ‐making processes used by mental health nurses across a variety of clinical settings. Second, we sought to explore the factors influencing mental health nurse's diagnostic practice in a variety of ...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 4, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Katrina Campbell, Deb Massey, Marc Broadbent, Karen ‐Ann Clarke Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Is it time to end our complicity with pharmacocentricity?
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Timothy Wand Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Changing attitudes: The impact of Expert by Experience involvement in Mental Health Nursing Education: An international survey study
This study evaluated the inclusion of Expert by Experience‐led mental health nursing education on nursing students' attitudes to people labelled with mental illne ss, mental health nursing, and consumer participation. A repeated self‐report measures design was implemented in Australia, Ireland, and Finland to ascertain level of generalizability of consumer involvement within undergraduate nursing programmes. Data were collected from nursing students (n = 194) immediately before and after the education module, using three self‐report instruments on attitudes (Mental Health Nurse Education Survey, Consumer Participat...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Brenda Happell, Chris Platania ‐Phung, Brett Scholz, Julia Bocking, Aine Horgan, Fionnuala Manning, Rory Doody, Elisabeth Hals, Arild Granerud, Mari Lahti, Jarmo Pullo, Annaliina Vatula, Johanna Koski, Kornelis Jan Vaart, Jerry Allon, Mar Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Response to Commentary by von Peter to Happell, Brenda, & Scholz, Brett (2018). Doing what we can, but knowing our place: Being an ally to promote consumer leadership in mental health. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(1), 440 –447
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Brett Scholz, Brenda Happell Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Is it time to end our complicity with pharmacocentricity?
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Timothy Wand Source Type: research

Response to Commentary by von Peter to Happell, Brenda, & Scholz, Brett (2018). Doing what we can, but knowing our place: Being an ally to promote consumer leadership in mental health. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(1), 440 –447
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Brett Scholz, Brenda Happell Source Type: research

Changing attitudes: The impact of Expert by Experience involvement in Mental Health Nursing Education: An international survey study
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Brenda Happell, Chris Platania ‐Phung, Brett Scholz, Julia Bocking, Aine Horgan, Fionnuala Manning, Rory Doody, Elisabeth Hals, Arild Granerud, Mari Lahti, Jarmo Pullo, Annaliina Vatula, Johanna Koski, Kornelis Jan Vaart, Jerry Allon, Mar Source Type: research

Issue Information
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing,Volume 27, Issue 6, Page 1585-1586, December 2018. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Issue Information
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Volume 27, Issue 6, Page 1585-1586, December 2018. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 2, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

Emergency department nurse's attitudes towards patients who self ‐harm: A meta‐analysis
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 2, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Gillian Rayner, Joanna Blackburn, Karen ‐leigh Edward, John Stephenson, Karen Ousey Source Type: research

Emergency department nurse's attitudes towards patients who self ‐harm: A meta‐analysis
AbstractSelf ‐harm is a major challenge to public health. Emergency department (ED) nurses treat significant proportions of patients with self‐harm injuries, and positive therapeutic patient–nurse interactions are imperative to the physical and psychological outcome of this vulnerable patient group. Resear ch, both nationally and internationally, suggests that treating those with self‐harm injuries is emotionally challenging, and ambivalence, powerlessness, and ineffectiveness are commonly manifested in negative attitudes towards these patients. Following the PRISMA guidelines, this systematic revie w with meta‐a...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - November 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Gillian Rayner, Joanna Blackburn, Karen ‐leigh Edward, John Stephenson, Karen Ousey Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

An interpretive phenomenological study of recovering from mental illness: Teenage girls' portrayals of resilience
AbstractIn this interpretive phenomenological study, understandings of resilience from the perspective of teenage girls recovering from mental illness were explored. The primary research question was as follows: How is resilience portrayed through teen girls' experiences of health and mental illness? Benner's interpretive phenomenology informed by Gadamerian concepts of conversation, prejudices, and fusion of horizons guided the research design. The interpretive description process involved close reading of how the world experienced by participants was understood while listening for relational, gendered and cultural nuance...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - October 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Leah Shalanski, Carol Ewashen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research