{"title":"RETRACTED ARTICLE: Declining Life Expectancy in the U.S.","authors":"Jacquelyn H Flaskerud","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2023.2186113","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2023.2186113","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We, the Editors and Publisher of <i>Issues in Mental Health Nursing</i>, have retracted the following article:Flaskerud, J. H. (2023). Declining life expectancy in the U.S. <i>Issues in Mental Health Nursing</i>, DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2023.2186113Since publication, significant concerns have been raised about the fact that this article has substantial overlap with the following articles: Woolf, S. H., & Aron, L. (2013). <i>U.S. health in international perspective: Shorter lives, poorer health</i>. In drum.lib.umd.edu. The National Academies Press. https://drum.lib.umd.edu/items/8ab402d2-a7cf-4aee-9e87-aea83e8e4147Andrasfay, T., & Goldman, N. (2020). <i>Reductions in 2020 US life expectancy due to COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact on the Black and Latino populations</i>. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.12.20148387Schneider, E. C., et al. (2021). <i>Mirror, Mirror 2021: Reflecting poorly</i>. The Commonwealth Fund. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2021/aug/mirror-mirror-2021-reflecting-poorlyAchenbach. J., & Keating, D. (2016). <i>A new divide in American death: Statistics show widening urban-rural health gap</i>. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2016/04/10/a-new-divide-in-american-death/Case, A., & Deaton, A. (2016). Reply to Schmid, Snyder, and Gelman and Auerbach: Correlates of the increase in white non-Hispanic midlife mortality in the 21st century. <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</i>, <i>113</i>(7), E818-E819. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1524312113When asked for an explanation, the author has agreed that there is a significant level of overlap which does not appropriately acknowledge the sources with quotations and in-text citations. As this is a breach of our Editorial Policies, we are retracting the article from the journal. The author has agreed to retract the article.We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as 'Retracted'.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"i-iv"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9561651","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}
Kim Jørgensen, Kirstine Bro Jørgensen, Bengt Karlsson
{"title":"Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Between Mental Health Hospitals and Municipalities: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Kim Jørgensen, Kirstine Bro Jørgensen, Bengt Karlsson","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2478419","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2478419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cross-sectoral collaboration between mental health hospitals and municipalities addresses the multifaceted needs of individuals with mental health conditions. Recovery-oriented care emphasizes personal empowerment, holistic support, and integrated services. However, barriers to collaboration hinder effective service delivery. This scoping review explores how recovery-oriented approaches are integrated within collaborative practices and identifies key barriers and facilitators to cross-sectoral collaboration.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review followed Arksey and O'Malley's framework, with systematic searches conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web of Science. Studies published between 2012 and 2024 were included if they focused on cross-sectoral collaboration within a recovery-oriented framework. Data from 30 peer-reviewed articles were synthesized to identify themes related to barriers, facilitators, and best practices.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Barriers to collaboration included fragmented communication systems, cultural and professional differences, and power imbalances across sectors. Structural challenges, such as discrepancies in legislative and funding mechanisms, hindered integration. Successful models, such as Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Open Dialogue, demonstrated the potential of structured frameworks in overcoming barriers. User involvement emerged as a pivotal facilitator of meaningful collaboration but remains underutilized in practice.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Recovery-oriented care necessitates overcoming systemic and cultural barriers to develop integrated, person-centered approaches. Despite promising practices, gaps in understanding long-term outcomes and user perspectives persist, highlighting the need for further research.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Effective collaboration between mental health hospitals and municipalities is fundamental to delivering recovery-oriented care. Future research should explore standardized metrics, enhance user involvement, and assess the scalability of successful models to strengthen integration.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"587-601"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143709813","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}
Jessica L Griffiths, Una Foye, Ruth Stuart, Ruby Jarvis, Beverley Chipp, Raza Griffiths, Tamar Jeynes, Lizzie Mitchell, Jennie Parker, Rachel Rowan Olive, Kieran Quirke, John Baker, Geoff Brennan, Gary Lamph, Mick McKeown, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Kylee Trevillion, Alan Simpson
{"title":"Quantitative Evidence for Relational Care Approaches to Assessing and Managing Self-Harm and Suicide Risk in Inpatient Mental Health and Emergency Department Settings: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Jessica L Griffiths, Una Foye, Ruth Stuart, Ruby Jarvis, Beverley Chipp, Raza Griffiths, Tamar Jeynes, Lizzie Mitchell, Jennie Parker, Rachel Rowan Olive, Kieran Quirke, John Baker, Geoff Brennan, Gary Lamph, Mick McKeown, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Kylee Trevillion, Alan Simpson","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2488335","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2488335","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is an over-reliance on structured risk assessments and restrictive practices for managing self-harm and suicidality in inpatient mental health and emergency department (ED) settings, despite a lack of supporting evidence. Alternative \"relational care\" approaches prioritising interpersonal relationships are needed. We present a definition of \"relational care,\" co-produced with academic and lived experience researchers and clinicians, and conducted a scoping review, following PRISMA guidelines. We aimed to examine quantitative evidence for the impact of \"relational care\" in non-forensic inpatient mental health and ED settings on self-harm and suicide. We identified 29 relevant reviews, covering 62 relational care approaches, reported in 87 primary papers. Evidence suggests some individual-, group-, ward- and organisation-level relational care approaches can reduce self-harm and suicide in inpatient mental health and ED settings, although there is a lack of high-quality research overall. Further co-produced research is needed to clarify the meaning of \"relational care,\" its core components, and develop a clear framework for its application and evaluation. Further high-quality research is needed evaluating its effectiveness, how it is experienced by patients, carers, and staff, and exploring what works best for whom, under what circumstances, and why.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"529-565"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144006361","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":"How Do Family Members Describe Their Experience of Losing a Loved One to COVID-19 in a Hospital During the First Wave of the Pandemic? Part 3.","authors":"Lisa A Dodge","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2507721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2025.2507721","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144187001","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":"Family Carers of People with Dementia: Supporting Their Grief Journey.","authors":"Catherine Hungerford","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2497089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2025.2497089","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144024391","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":"Beyond the Scale: Integrating Health at Every Size (HAES) for Stigma-Free Psychiatric Nursing.","authors":"Trae Stewart","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2462647","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2462647","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"504-507"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414181","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}
Michelle Cleary, Danielle Le Lagadec, Sancia West, Rachel Kornhaber
{"title":"… 5, 6, 7, 8: The Many and Interrelated Benefits of Line Dancing - A Scoping Review.","authors":"Michelle Cleary, Danielle Le Lagadec, Sancia West, Rachel Kornhaber","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2468461","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2468461","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Line dancing, often associated with social gatherings, is gaining recognition for its broad health benefits, prompting a review of its effects on mental, physical, social, and cognitive health. This scoping review examines and maps primary research on the effects of line dancing on the multiple factors that impact well-being, namely physical and mental health. We also address social participation, cognitive health and other areas of positive or negative impact identified. A search performed in PubMed, Scopus, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) resulted in 16 articles across 15 studies. The findings indicate that line dancing enhances physical health by improving balance, coordination, and cardiovascular fitness. In relation to mental health, it contributes to reduced depression and anxiety symptoms. Socially, line dancing fosters community engagement and friendships. Cognitively, participants experience improvements in memory and executive functions. This review highlights the health benefits of line dancing, with evidence suggesting that line dancing is an effective health intervention with benefits for physical, mental, social, and cognitive health across various age groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"451-461"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143604859","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":"Innovative Approaches to Mental Health Education: Standardized Patients and Tag Team Simulation.","authors":"Denise Campbell, Suzanne Lugger","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2474109","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2474109","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nursing students often feel unprepared to care for patients with psychiatric diagnoses and alcohol use disorder (AUD), leading to low confidence, with fear and stigma impacting care. Simulation offers a way to build these skills.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This project assessed the effectiveness of standardized patients and tag team simulation in increasing nursing students' exposure and confidence managing mental healthcare and AUD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A mixed-method pre-post design evaluated student confidence and skills. Students worked in pairs, \"tagging\" the next pair to continue care. Outcomes measured included the Mental Health Clinical Confidence Scale and student reflections on their simulation experience.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant improvements were found in empathy (<i>p</i> = 0.021), assisting with living skills (<i>p</i> = 0.002), and conducting suicide risk assessments (<i>p</i> = 0.002). Reflections emphasized communication, empathy, and self-reflection as essential to confidence.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Simulation enhances confidence and skills. Research should continue to examine standardized patients and tag team methods in mental health training.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"474-480"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143604882","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}
Lee Smith, Tony Heyward, Kerri Arcus, Mel Hargaden, Catherine Fuller, Tane Rangihuna
{"title":"Moral Injury in Nurses New to Mental Health: An Exploratory New Zealand Study.","authors":"Lee Smith, Tony Heyward, Kerri Arcus, Mel Hargaden, Catherine Fuller, Tane Rangihuna","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2475355","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2475355","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2023, a collaborative research project was designed to explore a purposive sample of new graduate mental health nurses' experiences of moral injury. The project aimed to examine the participants' experiences of moral injury, identify the types of moral injury experienced and to use findings to enhance the content on professional resiliency in a postgraduate nursing programme. A qualitative research design was employed, with two focus groups and an individual interview conducted. Due to limited understandings of the term moral injury, the research team initially decided the study had failed to meet the aims and objectives. Nevertheless, after detailed comments from a conscientious reviewer, we revisited our results and realised that the participants had discussed moral distress and injury in their workplaces. This article explores a sample of new to mental health practice nurses' experiences of moral injury, while also exploring the researchers' evolving understandings of the term over the course of the project. Ideally documenting our experiences may help others who are relatively new to studying moral injury in nursing cohorts, particularly those in mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"481-488"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143673172","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}
Genglin Guo, Chengjin Hu, Xintian Liu, Qilin Zhang, Xi Huang, Zhenmin Chen, Zhaoyang Xie, Xinyu Li
{"title":"Latent Profiles of Perceived Social Support and Their Impact on Suicidal Behavior in Chinese Gender Minorities: A Mediated Model.","authors":"Genglin Guo, Chengjin Hu, Xintian Liu, Qilin Zhang, Xi Huang, Zhenmin Chen, Zhaoyang Xie, Xinyu Li","doi":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2468452","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01612840.2025.2468452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Gender minority face significant health challenges, with social support playing a crucial role in mitigating these issues. However, the impact of various social support profiles on suicidal behavior among gender minorities in China, a country with an Eastern collectivist culture, remains underexplored.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to examine how social support profiles affect suicidal behavior in Chinese gender minority, with a focus on the mediating roles of appearance congruence and gender identity acceptance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study involved 419 Chinese gender minority, recruited in December 2020. Latent profile analysis was conducted with Mplus (version 8.3) to classify different social support profiles. Additionally, mediation analyses using the PROCESS macro (version 3.5) were performed to explore the relationship between these social support profiles and suicidal behavior. The mediating roles of appearance congruence and acceptance of gender identity were examined within these pathways.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four social support profiles were identified: Low Social Support (LSS; 22.2%), Middle Social Support (MSS; 31.0%), Low Family Support (LFS; 20.5%), and High Social Support (HSS; 26.3%). The LSS profile exhibited the highest rates of suicidal behavior, while the LFS and MSS profiles showed no significant differences in suicide rates (<i>p</i> = 0.77, 95% CI [-0.86, 1.16]). Additionally, appearance congruence mediated the relationship between social support and suicidal behavior for MSS, LFS, and LSS profiles, with indirect effects of 0.12, 0.06, and 0.14, respectively. Only the LSS profile showed an indirect effect on suicidal behavior through gender identity acceptance, with an effect size of 0.06.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Our study examines how collectivist cultural norms, particularly Confucian family ideals, influence social support and mental health outcomes among Chinese gender minorities. By applying Latent Profile Analysis (LPA), we identify distinct social support profiles and emphasize the crucial role of family support in mitigating suicidal behavior. These findings provide a foundation for culturally sensitive interventions tailored to the needs of Chinese gender minorities, offering insights.</p>","PeriodicalId":14664,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"462-473"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143572963","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}