Recovery at an Adult Psychiatric Day Hospital-A Qualitative Interview Study Describing Patients' Experiences
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 23:1-6. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2330565. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPsychiatric Day Hospitals offer time-limited active treatment programmes that are therapeutically intensive, coordinated, and with structured clinical services within a stable environment. No previous studies have described patients' experiences of recovery-oriented care at a Psychiatric Day Hospital in a Swedish or Nordic healthcare context. The aim of the study was to explore patients' experiences of a Psychiatric Day Hospital with focus on patient recovery. A qualitative method was used; 12 in-depth interviews wer...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 23, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Marie Mellerup Karin Sj öström Karin Örmon Source Type: research

Monitoring Persons' Rights to Equal Care: Registered nurses' Experiences of Caring for People with Mental Ill-Health and Somatic Comorbidity in Psychiatric Outpatient Care
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 23:1-9. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2335915. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPersons with severe mental ill-health die early from preventable physical ill-health. Registered nurses in psychiatric outpatient care play a key role in improving persons' physical health, and it is important to examine how they view their responsibility, their experiences of care, and the obstacles they meet in providing person-centred care. The purpose of this study was to explore registered nurses' experiences of caring for persons with mental ill-health and somatic comorbidity in psychiatric outpatient care, usi...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 23, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Helena Antonsson Sabine Bj örk Emma Rezai Camilla Sehlstedt Jenny Molin Source Type: research

Recovery at an Adult Psychiatric Day Hospital-A Qualitative Interview Study Describing Patients' Experiences
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 23:1-6. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2330565. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPsychiatric Day Hospitals offer time-limited active treatment programmes that are therapeutically intensive, coordinated, and with structured clinical services within a stable environment. No previous studies have described patients' experiences of recovery-oriented care at a Psychiatric Day Hospital in a Swedish or Nordic healthcare context. The aim of the study was to explore patients' experiences of a Psychiatric Day Hospital with focus on patient recovery. A qualitative method was used; 12 in-depth interviews wer...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 23, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Marie Mellerup Karin Sj öström Karin Örmon Source Type: research

Monitoring Persons' Rights to Equal Care: Registered nurses' Experiences of Caring for People with Mental Ill-Health and Somatic Comorbidity in Psychiatric Outpatient Care
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 23:1-9. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2335915. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPersons with severe mental ill-health die early from preventable physical ill-health. Registered nurses in psychiatric outpatient care play a key role in improving persons' physical health, and it is important to examine how they view their responsibility, their experiences of care, and the obstacles they meet in providing person-centred care. The purpose of this study was to explore registered nurses' experiences of caring for persons with mental ill-health and somatic comorbidity in psychiatric outpatient care, usi...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 23, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Helena Antonsson Sabine Bj örk Emma Rezai Camilla Sehlstedt Jenny Molin Source Type: research

Academic Freedom When Reporting Research Findings: Overcoming the Challenges
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 19:1-4. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2328253. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38640491 | DOI:10.1080/01612840.2024.2328253 (Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing)
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 19, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Michelle Cleary Rachel Kornhaber Debra Jackson Danielle Le Lagadec Catherine Hungerford Source Type: research

How Mental Health Nurses Report Their Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction: A Cross-Sectional Study and the Implications for Healthcare Leaders
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 19:1-14. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2322045. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCompassion fatigue is the cost of caring for others in emotional pain where the helping professional absorbs the trauma of those they help and cannot detach emotionally at the end of the day. Stressful and perceived unsupportive work environments may leave the caregiver at a heightened risk for compassion fatigue. To study the level of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction experienced by mental health nurses. A descriptive, cross-sectional, electronic survey design was utilized. The Professional Quality of ...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 19, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Debbilynn Dawn Murray Light Bosah Chiotu Source Type: research

Being Human under Inhuman Conditions: Meanings of Living with Severe Dissociative States Involving the Experience of Being in Parts
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 19:1-10. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2330572. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSevere dissociative states involving the experience of being in parts, typically associated with diagnosis such as dissociative identity disorder and other specified dissociative disorders, continue to be a controversial and rarely studied area of research. However, because persons with severe dissociative states are at risk of being harmed instead of helped within psychiatric care, their experiences of living with such states warrant further examination, while innovative ways to include them in research remain nece...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 19, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Anja S öderberg Sebastian Gabrielsson Git-Marie Ejneborn Looi Lena Wiklund Gustin Josefin B äckström Britt-Marie Lindgren Source Type: research

Preventing Violence against Children and Youth
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr;45(4):363-364. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2336626. Epub 2024 Apr 12.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38608248 | DOI:10.1080/01612840.2024.2336626 (Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing)
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Sandra P Thomas Source Type: research

Consumers' Experiences of Comprehensive-Prepared Graduate Nurses and Their Nursing Care in Acute Mental Health Settings
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 9:1-7. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2330571. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPre-registration nursing education has long moved away from preparing nurses with mental health specialisation to nurses with comprehensive knowledge and skills. However, the consumers' experiences of comprehensive-prepared nurses and their nursing care has not been widely explored. This paper reports on a study with consumers to explore their experiences with comprehensive-prepared graduate nurses and the nursing care that they provide in acute mental health settings. An exploratory qualitative study using semi-struc...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Eric Lim Rebecca Tate Amy Sewell Kezia Higham Kristina Ferraz Kathryn Harban Jane Murdock Sharon Delahunty Source Type: research

Identifying Competencies of the ACT Program Nurse Using the DACUM Method
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 9:1-10. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2328255. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe nurse role on an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team requires a specialized set of skills in psychiatric community-based care. While the ACT model has existed for fifty years, no nationally recognized standard curriculum to train ACT nurses has been developed. The ACT Nursing Project described in this paper aimed to create a competency-based on-board training program using the Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) method. Eight ACT nurses from three states served as the expert panel to create a DACUM chart detaili...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Heidi Herinckx Paula Gubrud Alyssa Kerlinger Karen Cellarius Source Type: research

When the Education System and Autism Collide: An Australian Qualitative Study Exploring School Exclusion and the Impact on Parent Mental Health
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 9:1-9. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2328251. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutistic students experience elevated rates of school exclusion, whether this be through expulsion, suspension, informal suspension, refusal of enrolment, or school refusal. This exclusion can come about from a range of factors, including sensory or cognitive overload, a lack of training in neurodiversity for teachers, an absent sense of safety by the student at school, or poor attitudes towards the inclusion of autistic students in schools. The impacts of this exclusion on parents can be logistical, financial, and ps...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Michelle Cleary Sancia West Loyola McLean Colleen Johnston-Devin Rachel Kornhaber Catherine Hungerford Source Type: research

Integrating Structural and Experiential Family Therapy in Neurodivergent Families: A Case Study
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 9:1-11. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2328260. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is widely regarded as the most severe childhood behavioral disorder. However, society's lack of awareness regarding neurodevelopmental disorders, like autism, has led to a limited understanding of their profound impact on children and their families. Challenges include unique sensory experiences, communication and social interactions, strain on familial relationships, emotional toll on parents, and educational hurdles, which can significantly impact the well-being of individuals and the...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Annemarie Sohn Ma Jixuan Zhao Lmsw Eman Tadros PhD Lmft Source Type: research