{"title":"Caring for Veterans With Depression and Cancer: An Overview for Civilian Nurse Clinicians.","authors":"Veronica Decker","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20240828-02","DOIUrl":"10.3928/02793695-20240828-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Veterans put their lives on the line to serve our country, but their well-being is often threatened by multifaceted health issues related to military service, including elevated rates of lung cancer and depression. A significant percentage of Veterans have lost faith in mental health care or are unable to breach stigma-related barriers to seek and engage in this care. Veterans' lack of trust can be exacerbated by community mental health clinicians who have had little experience with Veterans and feel inadequately prepared to address their complex needs.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The following databases were searched: PubMed, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, and Google Scholar; as well as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results indicated that 50% of Veterans use civilian health care and perceive that civilian nurses lack knowledge of military culture and related trauma.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The current review offers civilian mental health professionals an overview of Veterans' unique issues and provides resources and practical suggestions for helping them overcome barriers to mental health care. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 63</i>(1), 13-22.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"13-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142127106","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 Owl.","authors":"Natalie Thomas","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241126-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20241126-02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":"63 1","pages":"56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142923839","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":"New Drugs & Indications for 2024: The Year in Review.","authors":"","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241120-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20241120-02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":"63 1","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142923834","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}
Allyson Matney Neal, Marion Donohoe, Kathleen C Gaffney
{"title":"Improving Self-Regulation: Resiliency Skills in the Classroom.","authors":"Allyson Matney Neal, Marion Donohoe, Kathleen C Gaffney","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20240813-04","DOIUrl":"10.3928/02793695-20240813-04","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The impact of daily living often results in unimaginable stress for children, which can be exhibited as lack of self-control. Children with decreased self-regulation are often not successful in school. Many schools do not have the resources needed to employ professionals who could provide programs to improve self-regulation. Creative programs that can be implemented into the classroom without disrupting the school day are needed. The current article describes a resiliency program that was implemented in a school setting to increase self-regulation.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This pilot project used descriptive statistics to analyze the feasibility of incorporating resiliency skills into an elementary school curriculum and the resulting impact on self-regulation among school-aged children.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Improvements were identified in self-esteem, compassion, and classroom behavior.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Implementing resiliency skills into the curriculum can result in positive outcomes by improving self-regulation in school-aged children. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 63</i>(1), 31-38.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"31-38"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142037589","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}
Cemile Hurrem Ayhan, Mehmet Cihad Aktas, Sakine Aktas, Nurdane Gokturk
{"title":"Recovery Notion of Individuals With Schizophrenia and Their Families in Eastern Turkey: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Cemile Hurrem Ayhan, Mehmet Cihad Aktas, Sakine Aktas, Nurdane Gokturk","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241205-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20241205-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To determine the recovery notion among individuals with schizophrenia and their families in Eastern Turkey.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A descriptive phenomenological study was performed. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted, and data were analyzed using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three themes were revealed-<i>Meaning of Recovery</i>, which emphasizes a multifaceted definition of recovery based on the individual's and family's experiences; <i>Necessities of Recovery</i>, emphasizing the requirements of recovery from the individual's and family's perspectives (e.g., treatment adherence, support of health care professionals); and <i>Recovery Journey</i>, which emphasizes the dynamic aspect of the recovery process from the individual's perspective.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Individuals with schizophrenia are able to define their own recovery and self-determined recovery goals, which will enable them to evaluate treatment outcomes. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx</i>(xx), xx-xx.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830616","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}
Mohammad Sayaheen, Majdi Rababa, Abdallah F Abu Khait, Shaher H Hamaideh
{"title":"The Association Between Workplace Violence and Psychological Distress Among Nurses Working in Psychiatric Hospitals in Jordan.","authors":"Mohammad Sayaheen, Majdi Rababa, Abdallah F Abu Khait, Shaher H Hamaideh","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241205-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20241205-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess the prevalence of workplace violence (WPV) and investigate factors that contribute to psychological distress among psychiatric nurses in Jordan.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In this cross-sectional, correlational study, a convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 190 psychiatric nurses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean scores for WPV and psychological distress were 13.22 (<i>SD</i> = 2.51) and 56.11 (<i>SD</i> = 23.29), respectively. All psychiatric nurses reported incidences of verbal aggression from patients and their families, and a significant majority (92.6%) admitted to experiencing physical violence in the past year. For every unit increase in WPV scores, there was an average increase of 0.631 points in psychological distress (<i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings suggest that psychiatric nurses working in psychiatric hospitals experience a high level of WPV, resulting in moderate psychological distress. It is suggested to enhance nurses' knowledge regarding the risk factors of WPV to decrease the occurrence of this phenomenon. Furthermore, implementing educational initiatives designed to support psychiatric nurses in alleviating psychological distress resulting from WPV would yield positive outcomes. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx</i>(xx), xx-xx.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830621","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}
Deana Goldin, Lisabeth Maria Alvarez, Heidi von Harscher
{"title":"Cognitive Flexibility: What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know.","authors":"Deana Goldin, Lisabeth Maria Alvarez, Heidi von Harscher","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241205-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20241205-03","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the aftermath of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, increasing attention has been drawn to the physical and emotional demands of mental health professionals (MHPs) navigating workplace stressors with limited coping mechanisms. As a result, MHPs themselves are at increased risk for developing burnout and mental health disorders, including anxiety and depression. In addition, these emotional strains have impacted professional performance and career satisfaction, which poses significant challenges to the profession and patient outcomes. Cognitive flexibility (CF) is a cognitive-behavioral tool that is well-known for scaffolding resilience, encouraging self-awareness, and ameliorating workplace stressors and burnout. CF is also a teachable skill that uses many methods to encourage pre-frontal cortex neuroplasticity and practice. The current brief overview provides simple yet effective tools to enhance CF and safeguard the mental health and well-being of MHPs in the clinical setting. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx</i>(xx), xx-xx.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830613","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":"FDA-Approved Drugs to Treat Schizophrenia.","authors":"","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241023-79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20241023-79","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":"62 12","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142774279","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":"Treating Postpartum Depression: More Than Drugs.","authors":"Patricia J Kelly","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20241112-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20241112-01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":"62 12","pages":"2-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142774283","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}
Elizabeth S Coleman, Patricia A Patrician, David E Vance, Marti Rice
{"title":"Self-Esteem Among U.S. African American and Latinx Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms and Overweight and/or Obesity.","authors":"Elizabeth S Coleman, Patricia A Patrician, David E Vance, Marti Rice","doi":"10.3928/02793695-20240712-01","DOIUrl":"10.3928/02793695-20240712-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To examine the concept of self-esteem among African American and Latinx adolescents with overweight and/or obesity and depressive symptoms in the United States.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Using key terms in CINAHL, PubMed, and PsycINFO databases, an initial search yielded 371 articles; after examining title, abstract, and full text, 33 articles remained. The concept of adolescent self-esteem was analyzed using Rodger's evolutionary method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Several antecedents of self-esteem in this context were identified, including bullying, negative portrayal in the media, stressors and hassles, low socioeconomic status, dieting, and family dietary influences. Attributes identified were body image and misperception, body image dissatisfaction, diminished social status, and isolation. Consequences included stigma, somatic complaints, decreased earnings over a lifetime, decreased quality of life, lower educational attainment over a lifetime, and increased substance use. Increased self-esteem, increased number of friends, and in-depth friendships were associated with a lower risk of being overweight or obese.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Adolescent self-esteem varied based on gender, racial and ethnic group, and changed over time in the African American population but remained static in the Latinx population. [<i>Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 62</i>(12), 17-25.].</p>","PeriodicalId":50071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services","volume":" ","pages":"17-25"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141724871","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}