Hong Wang Fung, Mei Han Lo, Shan-Yan Huang, Amos En Zhe Lian, Marc Eric S Reyes, Görkem Derin, Aslı Dila Akiş, Audrey Zatopek, Herman Hay Ming Lo, Zoe Jiwen Zhang, Peejay D Bengwasan, Ming Yu Claudia Wong, Guangzhe Frank Yuan, Po-Han Chou, Shao-Cheng Wang, Yan Li, Stanley Kam Ki Lam
{"title":"The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Dissociation Among Mental Health Service Users: A Cross-Cultural Study with Implications for Nursing Interventions.","authors":"Hong Wang Fung, Mei Han Lo, Shan-Yan Huang, Amos En Zhe Lian, Marc Eric S Reyes, Görkem Derin, Aslı Dila Akiş, Audrey Zatopek, Herman Hay Ming Lo, Zoe Jiwen Zhang, Peejay D Bengwasan, Ming Yu Claudia Wong, Guangzhe Frank Yuan, Po-Han Chou, Shao-Cheng Wang, Yan Li, Stanley Kam Ki Lam","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2688856","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2688856","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dissociation is a prevalent and transdiagnostic symptom among patients in psychiatric settings, thus commonly encountered by psychiatric nurses and other mental health service providers. Dissociation remains a controversial topic in the mental health field. Dissociation is conceptualized as the opposite of mindfulness. This study addressed current research gaps by examining which specific facets of mindfulness would be particularly associated with psychoform dissociative symptoms. We analyzed data from two convenience samples of mental health service users (<i>N</i> = 115 English speakers and <i>N</i> = 118 Chinese speakers). The \"Describing,\" (<i>r</i> = -0.435 to -0.492), \"Acting with awareness,\" (<i>r</i> = -0.561) and \"Non-judging\" (<i>r</i> = -0.436 to -0.623) facets of mindfulness had consistent, negative correlations with dissociative symptoms across the two samples. Hierarchical linear regression analyses further showed that, among different facets of mindfulness, \"Acting with awareness\" had the stronger, and most consistent, negative associations with dissociative symptoms across the two samples (<i>β</i> = -0.352 to -0.414), after controlling for age, gender, and adverse childhood experiences. We provide novel data showing that the \"Acting with awareness\" facet of mindfulness is particularly relevant and significant in understanding dissociative symptoms. Implications for mindfulness-based interventions and nursing practice are discussed. Our results inform the design and development of future longitudinal and experimental studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1073-1079"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148584043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a Recovery Scale for Families of Individuals with Gambling Problems.","authors":"Hiroko Yoshii","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2694514","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2694514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to develop and validate a recovery scale for families of individuals with gambling problems. An operational definition of family recovery was developed from conceptual and empirical studies. An item pool was generated based on this definition and refined following COSMIN guidelines. Study 1 assessed content and face validity with seven experts and seven members of self-help groups for families affected by gambling problems. Study 2 used a web-based survey with a 2-week retest to examine psychometric properties. Analyses included item analysis, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), criterion-related validity, and known-groups validity. Fifty-four items were generated and reduced to 39 in the draft scale; 25 items remained after Study 1. Study 2 included 385 participants (336 connected to family support services and 49 first-time participants). The final scale comprised 15 items across four factors: Link to social support and counseling for gambling problems, focus on self-care to find inner peace, maintain psychological distance from the gambler, and recognize your strengths and affirm yourself. EFA and CFA indicated good model fit (CFI = 0.95, RMSEA = 0.065). Internal consistency was high (<i>α</i> = 0.921) and test-retest reliability acceptable (ICC = 0.632-0.790). The scale correlated moderately with self-esteem (<i>r</i> = 0.640) and mental health (<i>r</i> = 0.456), but not physical health (<i>r</i> = 0.103). Known-groups validity was supported (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The scale demonstrated adequate reliability and validity for assessing family recovery in gambling-affected families.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1080-1094"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148561951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Infanticidal and Filicidal Mothers: A Call for Action by Mental Health Professionals.","authors":"Sandra P Thomas","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2740982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2026.2740982","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":"47 10","pages":"1031-1032"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149147999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carmel Bond, Adrianna Lorraine Watson, Hattie Painter, Debra Jackson
{"title":"Compassion in Mental Health Nursing: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Carmel Bond, Adrianna Lorraine Watson, Hattie Painter, Debra Jackson","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2708058","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2708058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Compassion is widely recognised as a core component of mental health nursing, yet its meaning and application within this specialty remain underexplored. This scoping review examined how compassion is conceptualised, experienced, and enacted in mental health nursing practice, and the extent to which this aligns with existing models of compassion. A systematic search of CINAHL, Scopus, and PsycINFO identified peer-reviewed articles published in English between 2016 and 2026. Studies were included if compassion was a central focus and excluded if related to children's services, student nurses, or general nursing contexts. Nine studies were included; seven qualitative and two quantitative designs. Findings indicate that compassion in mental health nursing is a relational and context-dependent process, broadly consistent with established models. It is shaped by the demands of psychiatric care, including risk management, institutional constraints, and emotional labour. Compassion was closely associated with patient safety, engagement, and patient-reported outcomes, with patients identifying feeling safe, believed, and treated with dignity as key indicators of compassionate care. Compassion can therefore be understood as both a relational and clinically significant practice underpinning safe, effective, and recovery-oriented mental health care. Further mental health-specific quantitative research is needed to support measurement and implementation in practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1111-1122"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148828539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction.","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2740417","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2740417","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1156"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149080921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Inclusion to Belonging: Addressing Racism and Microaggression in Nursing Academia.","authors":"Keisha D McKinsey","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2737048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2026.2737048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149080884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Nurse-Led Positive Psychotherapy-Based Expressive Arts Therapy Programme to Enhance Hope in Inpatients with Schizophrenia: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial.","authors":"Seda Çırakoğlu, Serap Güleç Keskin","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2733503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2026.2733503","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hope is a recovery-oriented therapeutic target in mental health nursing, yet nurse-led interventions to enhance hope in schizophrenia remain limited. To evaluate the effect of a nurse-led, eight-session Positive Psychotherapy-based expressive arts therapy programme on hope in inpatients with schizophrenia. A two-arm, parallel-group analyst-blinded randomised controlled trial conducted between July and October 2025 at a tertiary specialist psychiatric hospital in Türkiye. Fifty inpatients (aged 18-65) were randomly allocated 1:1 to the intervention (<i>n</i> = 25) or standard care (<i>n</i> = 25). The programme, delivered by a psychiatric nurse, integrated Peseschkian's Balance Model with art-based and narrative techniques. Hope was measured pre- and post-intervention using the Herth Hope Scale and analysed with mixed ANOVA. Large group × time effects were found on total hope (partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.88, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and on all three subscales (partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.78-0.92). A theoretically grounded, nurse-delivered programme substantially enhanced hope across all dimensions. Mental health nurses can use structured expressive interventions as feasible, scalable approaches to support recovery in inpatient settings. Multi-site studies with follow-up are needed to assess sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149080852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nikolina Pasic, Magdalena Rundgren, Henrika Jormfeldt
{"title":"Dog-Assisted Interventions for People with Dementia: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review.","authors":"Nikolina Pasic, Magdalena Rundgren, Henrika Jormfeldt","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2729504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2026.2729504","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dementia is a growing public health challenge, approximately 130,000 to 150,000 people were living with the condition in Sweden in 2023. Dementia is generally associated with psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety, apathy, and reduced quality of life. Treatment generally consists of a combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological nursing interventions. Mental health nurses play a central role in promoting person-centred care and applying evidence-based nursing practices, where dog-assisted interventions may represent a potential component of care. The aim of the study was to describe experiences of dog-assisted interventions for people with dementia. The study was carried out as a mixed methods systematic review based on a total of 14 quantitative and qualitative scientific articles. Three categories were identified: psychological and emotional well-being, social interaction and relational significance, and increased ability and independence in daily life. Dog-assisted interventions may constitute a valuable complement to nursing care in dementia care by promoting well-being and participation among people with dementia. There is a need for increased knowledge in form of larger studies focusing on qualitative methodology, to strengthen the evidence and thereby promote implementation in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149080865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expanding Adult ADHD Care in Australia: The Role of Mental Health Nurses as Designated Registered Nurse Prescribers.","authors":"Amy H A Kelty, Oliver Higgins, Rhonda L Wilson","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2718767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2026.2718767","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The introduction of designated registered nurse (RN) prescribing in Australia creates an opportunity to strengthen RNs' role in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) care. Adult ADHD is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that may require ongoing medication review, monitoring, psychoeducation, and coordinated support. Access to ADHD medication has traditionally relied on specialist psychiatric assessment, creating barriers related to cost, waiting times, rurality, socioeconomic disadvantage, and fragmented primary care. Mental health RNs are well placed to address these gaps through collaborative prescribing models. Their expertise includes therapeutic engagement, mental state and functional assessment, risk identification, medicines monitoring, consumer partnership, and care coordination. These capabilities support treatment review, adverse-effect monitoring, continuity of care, and management of comorbid mental health concerns. However, current reforms do not clearly define the role of specialist mental health RNs in ADHD care or provide profession-specific guidance, decision-support tools, and ADHD education pathways. This article argues that mental health RN prescribers can improve access, continuity, safety, and equity. It calls for policy, education, and governance frameworks that embed RNs within collaborative ADHD service models.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149061106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perceived Nursing Care, Nurse-Patient Interaction and Comfort among Psychiatric Inpatients: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Selda Ozturk Kaygan","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2026.2713659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2026.2713659","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Comfort is a significant result of mental nursing care, intricately linked to the quality of nurse-patient interactions and patients' perceptions of nursing care. This study aimed to examine whether perceived nursing care and nurse-patient interaction predict general comfort levels among psychiatric inpatients. A cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational study was performed including 67 psychiatric inpatients at a state hospital from January to October 2025. Data were gathered utilizing a Sociodemographic Information Form, the Short General Comfort Questionnaire, the Patient Perception of Hospital Experience with Nursing Scale, and the Nurse-Patient Interaction Scale. Pearson correlation, multiple linear regression, and bootstrapped mediation analyses were performed. General comfort was positively correlated with perceived nursing care (<i>r</i> = 0.329, <i>p</i> = 0.007) and nurse-patient interaction (<i>r</i> = 0.322, <i>p</i> = 0.008). Regression analysis showed that these variables explained 14.8% of the variance in comfort (<i>F</i> = 5.571, <i>p</i> = 0.006), however mediation analysis shown that nurse-patient interaction did not significantly moderate this connection. Strengthening therapeutic communication and improving the quality of nursing care may enhance comfort among psychiatric inpatients.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149061238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}