Leslie W Miles, Julie L Valentine, Linda J Mabey, Elizabeth S Hopkins, Paige J Stodtmeister, Reilly B Rockwood, Alyssa N H Moxley
{"title":"A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Treatments for Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Victims.","authors":"Leslie W Miles, Julie L Valentine, Linda J Mabey, Elizabeth S Hopkins, Paige J Stodtmeister, Reilly B Rockwood, Alyssa N H Moxley","doi":"10.1177/10783903231216138","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231216138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sexual assault (SA) is a serious crime that is a prevalent mental and public health problem.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>Addressing the needs of SA victims and providing appropriate treatment are essential to reduce potential adverse short- and long-term outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Our team undertook an extensive systematic literature review (published between January 2006 and July 2021) to provide evidence-based mental health intervention recommendations for adolescent and adult victims of SA. Where SA-specific research was limited, the literature and clinical practice guidelines on treatments for trauma-induced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were reviewed to provide additional information to formulate recommendations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings strongly support several primary psychotherapy treatments: cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive processing therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, narrative exposure therapy, and prolonged exposure therapy. Complementary (aerobic exercise, art, drama, and music therapy) and pharmacological treatments were explored.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Mental health nurses who provide services for victims of SA can utilize this overview to guide recommendations for treatment of SA trauma and related PTSD symptoms to mitigate the short- and long-term negative impacts after a traumatic event. When victims of SA receive optimal mental health treatments, our communities benefit as victims heal and recover.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"480-502"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11138126/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139040179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristen Choi, Leilanie Ayala, Rebecca Lierly, Daniela Bustamante, Benjamin Cioppa-Fong, Meredith Mead, Hagop J Mkroyan, Elizabeth Morris, Irina Babajanyan, Daniel Maryanov
{"title":"Implementing the NCTSN Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment (TIOA) for Improving Trauma-Informed Care in Inpatient Child Psychiatry.","authors":"Kristen Choi, Leilanie Ayala, Rebecca Lierly, Daniela Bustamante, Benjamin Cioppa-Fong, Meredith Mead, Hagop J Mkroyan, Elizabeth Morris, Irina Babajanyan, Daniel Maryanov","doi":"10.1177/10783903231171590","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231171590","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Children and adolescents receiving inpatient psychiatric services have disproportionately high levels of exposure to trauma and adversity. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment (TIOA) is a comprehensive tool intended to guide implementation of trauma-informed care, but it has not yet been applied in inpatient settings.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The purpose of this quality improvement project was to describe trauma-informed care in inpatient child/adolescent psychiatry with the TIOA, examine relatedness among trauma-informed care domains, and explore barriers or facilitators to applying trauma-informed care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This quality improvement project used mixed methods. We conducted a web-based survey in Summer 2022 with staff members (clinical and administrative) at two inpatient child/adolescent psychiatric units in California to assess trauma-informed care practices with the TIOA (87 items). Qualitative follow-up interviews were offered to interested participants. A correlation matrix and cluster analyses were used to examine relationships among TIOA domains; qualitative data were analyzed thematically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 69 survey respondents and seven qualitative interviews. TIOA domain scores ranged from a low of 2.3 to a high of 3.2, indicating that practices were occurring only \"rarely\" to \"sometimes.\" There were two major themes identified from qualitive interviews: (a) barriers to trauma-informed care in an inpatient context that can be resource-constrained or coercive; and (b) discovering strategies to provide trauma-informed care despite structural barriers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Organizational interventions targeting any domains of trauma-informed care are needed in inpatient settings given limited uptake of trauma-informed care.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"722-732"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11141099/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49678899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdallah Abu Khait, Austin Menger, Hanan Al-Modallal, Asem Abdalrahim, Theodora Moldovan, Shaher H Hamaideh
{"title":"Self-Transcendence as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Reminiscence Functions and Death Anxiety: Implications for Psychiatric Nurses.","authors":"Abdallah Abu Khait, Austin Menger, Hanan Al-Modallal, Asem Abdalrahim, Theodora Moldovan, Shaher H Hamaideh","doi":"10.1177/10783903231174464","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231174464","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Jordan's population of older adults is growing due to improved health care and lifestyle, but the country has limited mental health care resources, causing challenges for the health care system. Reminiscence is a point of nursing intervention and a way for psychiatric nurses to help people improve their mental health by expanding their personal boundaries (self-transcendence).</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The study aimed to examine the mediating effects of self-transcendence on the relationship between reminiscence functions and death anxiety in a sample of Jordanian older adults. Psychiatric nurses can refine reminiscence therapy by targeting aspects of self-transcendence to reduce death anxiety.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online cross-sectional survey was employed to collect the data. A total of 319 older adults participated in the study. The sample was recruited using convenience and snowball sampling strategies through social media and personal contacts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The reminiscence function of \"Bitterness Revival,\" gender, the presence of a life-threatening disease, a history of psychiatric disorder, and the work sector were statistically significant predictors of death anxiety. This model accounts for 24% of the death anxiety score (<i>F</i> = 7.789, <i>p</i> < .001). Reminiscence functions 1, 2, and 5 predicted self-transcendence. This model explained 25% of the variance in the self-transcendence score (<i>F</i> = 6.548, <i>p</i> < .001). Self-transcendence exerts a positive, partial mediating effect between \"Bitterness Revival\" and death anxiety, controlling for other covariates in the death anxiety model (<i>p</i> = .016).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study is informative for understanding the role of self-transcendence in buffering death anxiety, notwithstanding \"Bitterness Revival\" reminiscences. This knowledge reveals practical implications for psychiatric nurses about the importance of developing reminiscence interventions to promote self-transcendence and ease death anxiety.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"646-662"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9480667","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":"Self-Connection and the Therapeutic Self: We Have Work to Do.","authors":"Lora Peppard","doi":"10.1177/10783903241245901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903241245901","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":"30 3","pages":"733-737"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141161524","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}
Ariana Gardizy, Gretchen Lindenfeldar, Alexandra Paul, Ariana M Chao
{"title":"Binge-Spectrum Eating Disorders, Mood, and Food Insecurity in Young Adults With Obesity.","authors":"Ariana Gardizy, Gretchen Lindenfeldar, Alexandra Paul, Ariana M Chao","doi":"10.1177/10783903221147930","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903221147930","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Disordered eating is common but underrecognized in people with obesity and the relationship of food insecurity, mood, and binge-spectrum eating disorders has not been well addressed in samples with higher weight. Young adults are particularly vulnerable to developing disordered eating.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of food insecurity, depressive symptoms, anxiety, and loneliness among young adults (aged 18-35 years) who screened positive for binge-spectrum eating disorders (i.e., binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa), those with subthreshold forms of these disorders, and individuals who did not screen positive for these conditions.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study of young adults with a self-reported body mass index ≥30 kg/m<sup>2</sup> from the United States who were recruited online. Participants (<i>N</i> = 1,331; <i>M</i> ± <i>SD</i> age = 28.0 ± 3.4 years; body mass index [BMI] = 36.5 ± 6.2 kg/m<sup>2</sup>; 73.9% male; 56.3% White) completed surveys that evaluated disordered eating behaviors, food insecurity, mood, and lifestyle factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the sample, 8.0% of participants screened positive for binge-spectrum eating disorder and 16.0% had probable subthreshold symptoms. Higher depressive symptoms (odds ratio [OR] = 1.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.03, 1.20], <i>p</i> = .01), perceived stress (OR = 1.13, 95% CI = [1.07, 1.19], <i>p</i> < .001), and food insecurity scores (OR = 1.12, 95% CI = [1.03, 1.21], <i>p</i> = .01) were associated with an increased likelihood of threshold binge-spectrum eating disorders.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>People with disordered eating should also be evaluated for mood disorders and food insecurity and vice versa. Further research is needed to evaluate interventions that address food insecurity and mood disorders, which may help to decrease disordered eating.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"603-612"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10480681","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}
Leigh K Cook, Stephanie A Burge, Therese L Mathews, Kevin A Kupzyk, Julia F Houfek
{"title":"Implementing an APRN-Led Integrated Behavioral Health Clinic in a Rural Community.","authors":"Leigh K Cook, Stephanie A Burge, Therese L Mathews, Kevin A Kupzyk, Julia F Houfek","doi":"10.1177/10783903231185783","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231185783","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>A rural primary care clinic implemented an advance practice providers, including nurse practitioner (APRN)-led integrated behavioral health program to facilitate holistic health care delivery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Implementation was facilitated by Health Resources and Services Administration Grant funding to a state University College of Nursing. The College formed an academic-practice partnership with a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to implement integrated care in a rural satellite clinic administered by the FQHC. An interdisciplinary team (two family APRNs, a psychiatric APRN, a licensed behavioral health provider, and the Grant Project Director who is a Psychiatric APRN and a licensed Psychologist) provided the integrated care based on the University of Washington's Collaborative Care Model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This brief report describes the implementation of integrated care during the clinic's first year, services provided, lessons learned, community response, and improvement in anxiety and depressive symptoms for patients who were treated for behavioral health problems. An exemplar illustrates how collaborative care addressed one patient's behavioral health and primary care needs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>APRN-led collaborative care can expand access to holistic, affordable care in rural areas to improve mental health. Adaptation and flexibility in traditional roles may be necessary and determining post-grant access to funding for services will be necessary for sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"669-676"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10119617","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}
Alexis Pavlov, Jennifer M Hodnett, Chris Booth, Sarah Wigton, Alec Bernstein, Joanna Lomas Mevers, Mindy Scheithauer
{"title":"COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Related Disorders: Feasibility and Acceptability.","authors":"Alexis Pavlov, Jennifer M Hodnett, Chris Booth, Sarah Wigton, Alec Bernstein, Joanna Lomas Mevers, Mindy Scheithauer","doi":"10.1177/10783903231172997","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231172997","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Autistic individuals often have comorbid medical conditions, which can increase the likelihood of being severely affected by COVID-19. The best prevention for this is vaccination. However, some autistic individuals engage in behaviors that might create a barrier to successful vaccination.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>We describe the development and acceptability of a clinic specializing in the administration of COVID-19 vaccines for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who exhibit challenging behavior.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The clinic utilized behavioral antecedent strategies and contingencies to increase compliance with the vaccine and decrease distress associated with the procedure.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We achieved a 100% success rate with vaccine administration and caregivers reported high satisfaction with the clinic.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The present vaccine clinic is adaptable to various settings and patients and was well-received overall by caregivers. Replication in different geographic regions may be beneficial when resources allow for this type of clinic.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"716-721"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10183335/pdf/10.1177_10783903231172997.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9460027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Morgan Wiggins, Susan Painter, Christopher Burant, Evanne Juratovac, Kathleen Alto
{"title":"Understanding Ohio X-Waivered Advanced Practice Registered Nurses' Rate of Naltrexone Prescription for Alcohol Use Disordered Patients.","authors":"Morgan Wiggins, Susan Painter, Christopher Burant, Evanne Juratovac, Kathleen Alto","doi":"10.1177/10783903221151062","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903221151062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is overrepresented within the United States. Naltrexone, a recommended treatment for AUD, is underutilized. However, the prescribing behaviors of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) regarding naltrexone for AUD patients have not been studied. The purpose of our study was to explore the prescriptive practices of a sample of APRNs.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To describe and analyze survey responses of a sample of Ohio APRNs with training in medication for addiction treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders (as evidenced by DEA x-waiver receipt) regarding prescribing practices of naltrexone for AUD patients.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Public information collected from the first author's Nursing Board (list of APRNs in Ohio) was checked against the public information of x-waivered providers nationally from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) website. This generated a potential sample size of 824 APRNs, all of whom were sent email solicitations to complete a Qualtrics survey. After 3 weeks, 55 surveys were completed, and the data were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were generated as well as a logistic regression with five potential predictor variables against the outcome variable (defined as use of naltrexone for AUD patients).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Years practicing as an APRN was found to negatively predict naltrexone prescribing behavior for AUD patients. Practice setting and work experience with an addiction specialist physician were not found to predict naltrexone prescribing behavior for AUD patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Implications for further study were discussed, with emphasis on regulatory variance between states.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"613-623"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9166796","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":"The Sacred Space: Using Stages of Change Model With Motivational Interviewing to Promote Patient-Centered Healing.","authors":"Lynette Dixon, Carol Berger, Brandie Smalley","doi":"10.1177/10783903231154607","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903231154607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Help patients make necessary life changes to reach desired health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>By combining the transtheoretical stages of the change model with motivational interviewing, nurse practitioners can hone powerful skills to enable patients to make their desired life changes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nurses and nurse practitioners can make a difference in patients' lives by connecting and partnering with them to create positive change for improved health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nurse educators should provide opportunities for nurses at all levels to learn and incorporate these skills into their practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"697-700"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9335256","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}
Jennifer L Barkin, Rebecca P Philipsborn, Carolann L Curry, Saswati Upadhyay, Pamela A Geller, Madelyn Pardon, James Dimmock, Christy C Bridges, Christina A Sikes, Anthony J Kondracki, Massimiliano Buoli
{"title":"Climate Change is an Emerging Threat to Perinatal Mental Health.","authors":"Jennifer L Barkin, Rebecca P Philipsborn, Carolann L Curry, Saswati Upadhyay, Pamela A Geller, Madelyn Pardon, James Dimmock, Christy C Bridges, Christina A Sikes, Anthony J Kondracki, Massimiliano Buoli","doi":"10.1177/10783903221139831","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10783903221139831","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this discussion, we build the case for why climate change is an emerging threat to perinatal mental health.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A search of current literature on perinatal and maternal mental health and extreme weather events was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE and Web of Science databases. Only articles focusing on maternal mental health were included in this narrative review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The perinatal period represents a potentially challenging timeframe for women for several reasons. Necessary role adjustments (reprioritization), changes in one's ability to access pre-birth levels (and types) of social support, fluctuating hormones, changes in body shape, and possible complications during pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum are just a few of the factors that can impact perinatal mental health. Trauma is also a risk factor for negative mood symptoms and can be experienced as the result of many different types of events, including exposure to extreme weather/natural disasters.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>While the concepts of \"eco-anxiety,\" \"climate despair,\" and \"climate anxiety\" have garnered attention in the mainstream media, there is little to no discussion of how the climate crisis impacts maternal mental health. This is an important omission as the mother's mental health impacts the family unit as a whole.</p>","PeriodicalId":17229,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association","volume":" ","pages":"683-689"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11141104/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10375011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}