{"title":"The Royal College of Nursing Position on Protecting the Fields of Nursing in the United Kingdom: Implications for Mental Health Nursing.","authors":"Dan Warrender, Helen Rees","doi":"10.1111/jpm.70170","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpm.70170","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"895-897"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13551106/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148334093","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}
{"title":"Lived Experiences of Women With Substance Use Disorders Regarding Their Motivations and Barriers to Seeking Treatment.","authors":"Esra Albal, Gizem Şahin Bayındır, Tuba Çömez İkican, İzgi Alnıak, Murat Erkıran","doi":"10.1111/jpm.70172","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpm.70172","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Women with substance use disorders (SUD) face distinct gender-based challenges in accessing and engaging with treatment, including stigma, caregiving responsibilities and inadequate institutional support. Despite increasing rates of substance use among women, their treatment needs remain under-addressed in both clinical practice and research.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study explored the lived experiences of women with SUD regarding their motivations and barriers to seeking and maintaining treatment in a psychiatric inpatient setting in Türkiye.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A descriptive phenomenological approach was used. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 27 women diagnosed with SUD who had completed detoxification and were receiving inpatient care. Data were analysed using Colaizzi's method, supported by MAXQDA 24.0.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>As a result of the research, two main themes emerged: 'Motivations and Barriers'. Also, four sub-themes: (1) Motivation to initiate treatment, (2) Motivation to maintain treatment, (3) Barriers to initiating treatment and (4) Barriers to maintaining treatment, and 17 codes were determined.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Motivations and barriers to treatment among women with SUD reflect an interplay of psychological, social and structural factors. Addressing these multidimensional needs is essential for sustained recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":50076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"907-921"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13551172/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148399876","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}
{"title":"Nursing Involvement and Nurse-Patient Relational Indicators in Algorithm-Assisted Digital Monitoring in Adult Inpatient Psychiatry: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Maurizio Sarpini, Alessia Gamba, Nadia Teresa Colombo","doi":"10.1111/jpm.70207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.70207","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Algorithm-assisted digital monitoring is emerging in adult inpatient mental health care, yet implications for mental health nursing practice and nurse-patient relational care remain insufficiently understood. No previous scoping review addressed this intersection.</p><p><strong>Aim/question: </strong>To map peer-reviewed evidence on algorithm-assisted digital monitoring in adult inpatient mental health settings, focusing on nursing involvement and nurse-patient relational indicators.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review followed Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and reporting guidance. Five databases were searched for studies published between 2010 and 2025. Rigour was enhanced through an a priori protocol, prespecified criteria, reviewer calibration, blinded duplicate screening, and duplicate data charting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Six United Kingdom studies were included. Five evaluated non-contact, vision-based systems and one explored wearable physiological sensing before implementation. Mental health nurses interpreted outputs within observation workflows and contributed to explanation, reassurance, in-person verification and boundary-setting. No study used validated therapeutic alliance or relationship measures; indicators mainly concerned acceptability, privacy and dignity, and perceived surveillance or intrusiveness.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This review synthesises how monitoring intersects with nurses' observational and relational care. Implementation depended on nurses' judgement, direct verification and relational safeguards.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>Monitoring should remain adjunctive; relational governance should specify explanation, reassurance, output verification, privacy and visibility boundaries.</p>","PeriodicalId":50076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149012982","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}
Ziyao Guan, Anthony B Zwi, Mei Sun, Abner Weng Cheong Poon
{"title":"When Stigma Strikes, Who Bears the Weight? Social Pathways to Psychological Distress in Carers of People With Severe Mental Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Ziyao Guan, Anthony B Zwi, Mei Sun, Abner Weng Cheong Poon","doi":"10.1111/jpm.70206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.70206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Social networks, social support and social isolation are potential pathways through which perceived social stigma links to psychological distress. Yet little is known about this in carers of people with severe mental illness.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To assess the multiple pathways of social networks, social support and social isolation in the relationship between perceived social stigma and psychological distress among carers of people with severe mental illness.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>328 Chinese carers of people with severe mental illness were recruited in Hunan China. Participants completed the Perceived Devaluation-Discrimination Scale, Lubben Social Networks Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Friendship Scale and Kessler 10 Scale between March and December 2023. Descriptive statistics, correlations and mediation analysis were applied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Social networks, social support and social isolation formed three pathways between perceived social stigma and psychological distress.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Perceived social stigma affects the quantity and quality of social relationships, leading to social isolation, which serves as a critical component linking social stigma to psychological distress.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>Mental health practitioners and policymakers should recognise the pivotal role of social factors in carers' psychological wellbeing. Interventions aimed at strengthening social networks and social support, while reducing social isolation, may help alleviate psychological distress in carers.</p>","PeriodicalId":50076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148963879","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 Trauma Versus Iatrogenesis: A Transtheoretical Interpretation of Community Dissociation.","authors":"Wenbo Wu, Weiming Gao, Lingxiao Li, Lunxin Liu","doi":"10.1111/jpm.70205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.70205","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148945925","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 Foundations of Psychosocial Nursing and the Implications for Advancing Mental Health Nursing Education in the UK - An Integrative Review.","authors":"Gary Winship","doi":"10.1111/jpm.70199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.70199","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction/background: </strong>Changes to the curriculum of psychiatric and mental health nursing (MHN) since 1980 in the United Kingdom have seen a diminishing interest in psychosocial and psychodynamic approaches. The evolution of the curriculum is characterised by a gradual eradication of applied principles of psychodynamic, group and therapeutic community (TC) ways of working. It is argued that this drift in practice has been co-terminus with a diminution of the quality of relational practice in MHN, especially in acute ward environments.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A two-stage integrative review was conducted. Stage 1 examined literature focusing on psychodynamic psychosocial MHN theory and practice. Stage 2 was a purposive examination of other source material not discovered in the Stage 1 review including biography, archived publications and letters.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In Stage 1, 20 papers met the criteria for inclusion. Papers were ranked by relevance (low, medium, high) and country of origin. The focus of the papers can be clustered under three thematic domains, (i) historical foundations of psychosocial MHN, (ii) psychosocial MHN education, (iii) psychosocial MHN practice. Overall, the yield of papers points to a lack of coherent description of psychodynamic psychosocial nursing practice. Stage 2 reveals a body of psychodynamic knowledge in the work of Peplau and Altschul, and the influence of TC practice. A close re-examination of Skellern's 1957 paper, co-authored with Rapoport, reveals the first iteration of the 'four cornerstones' of TC practice, and a key founding outline of psychosocial psychiatric nursing.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Mental health nurse education should develop a curriculum that revitalises core psychosocial principles and practices that are informed by psychodynamic and TC-based knowledge. Key pillars for a new approach to psychosocial mental health nurse education are proposed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A re-framed focus for MHN education should focus on relational practice, interpersonal skills development, group dynamics and experiential learning. Education and skills development in these areas will benefit patients and improve outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":50076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148945992","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}
Amanda Kate Green, Alan Simpson, Vasiliki Tzouvara, Corinna Hackmann, Eva Klotz, Mary Leamy
{"title":"An Empirically Based, Recovery-Orientated Framework for Safety Planning Interventions for Suicide Prevention: An Integrative Literature Review and Critical Meta-Autoethnographic Synthesis.","authors":"Amanda Kate Green, Alan Simpson, Vasiliki Tzouvara, Corinna Hackmann, Eva Klotz, Mary Leamy","doi":"10.1111/jpm.70202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.70202","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Safety planning interventions are increasingly used in suicide prevention, yet their design and delivery often lack alignment with personal recovery principles.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To explore with lived experience, empirical literature on safety planning for suicide prevention and examine the relationship between change mechanisms and personal recovery concepts.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An integrative literature review was conducted combined with critical meta-autoethnographic synthesis. Data were analysed using the Donabedian Model of Healthcare, the Conceptual Framework for Personal Recovery, lived experience and translated using reciprocal and refutational synthesis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifteen studies were included. An empirically based recovery-orientated framework was developed comprising three phases of personal development-Inspiring, Discovering and Embodying-and three mechanisms of change-Learning, Introspection and Self-reflection. The framework reconceptualises the clinicians' role as 'facilitator' highlighting the importance of relational, personalised approaches.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The findings challenge dominant biomedical approaches, offering a more personalised, recovery-focused understanding of safety planning interventions.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>The framework supports delivery of person-centred care, policy implementation, service redesign and workforce training aligned with NHS and WHO guidance.</p><p><strong>Recommendations: </strong>Future research should evaluate the framework's effectiveness and explore its application in diverse populations and settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":50076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148914037","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}
Merav Ben Natan, Ira Sharon, Maya Carmon Klanss, Galit Levi
{"title":"Mental Health Nurses' Attitudes and Perceptions Towards the Trauma Specialist Nurse Role: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Merav Ben Natan, Ira Sharon, Maya Carmon Klanss, Galit Levi","doi":"10.1111/jpm.70155","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpm.70155","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Trauma-informed care (TIC) is widely recognised in psychiatric practice, yet the trauma specialist nurse role remains undefined in Israel.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to examine mental health nurses' attitudes and perceptions of the trauma specialist nurse role and to identify predictors of support for its implementation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study utilised a cross-sectional research design.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This cross-sectional study included 152 mental health nurses from inpatient, forensic, rehabilitation, and community settings. Data were collected using an adapted questionnaire based on the Attitudes Related to TIC Scale.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Professional authority and responsibility (<i>β</i> = 0.643, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and TIC attitudes (<i>β</i> = 0.423, <i>p</i> < 0.001) were the strongest predictors of mental health nurses' perception of the trauma specialist nurse role, while trauma-related knowledge and skills showed only a marginal association (<i>β</i> = 0.059, <i>p</i> = 0.055). The model explained 78% of the variance.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Mental health nurses' perception of the trauma specialist nurse role is more strongly associated with TIC attitudes and clear professional authority than with knowledge alone, highlighting the need for formal role definition and leadership support.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Reporting Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>STROBE is the relevant reporting method that has been adhered to.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing","volume":"33 5","pages":"780-791"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpm.70155","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148145330","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}
{"title":"Clinician Well-Being as a Mental Health Equity Issue: Reflections From Crisis Care Systems in Ireland and Indonesia","authors":"Stevi Becher Sengkey, Tellma Mona Tiwa, Marssel Michael Sengkey, Raup Padillah","doi":"10.1111/jpm.70167","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpm.70167","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing","volume":"33 5","pages":"863-864"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148279568","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}
Hapsah Hapsah, Ariyanti Saleh, Rosyidah Arafat, Ah Yusuf
{"title":"From Cognitive Restructuring to Spiritual Purification: A Theoretical Synthesis of the Transactional Model and Islamic Psychology","authors":"Hapsah Hapsah, Ariyanti Saleh, Rosyidah Arafat, Ah Yusuf","doi":"10.1111/jpm.70157","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpm.70157","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In mental health nursing practice, the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping developed by Lazarus and Folkman is widely used as the primary framework for stress management. However, developments in the literature indicate that in conditions of severe stress and existential crisis, particularly when stressors are immutable, purely secular cognitive restructuring approaches may be complemented by incorporating spiritual dimensions. Conceptual studies on meaning-making emphasise that efforts to search for meaning that do not lead to resolution can instead develop into rumination and prolonged psychological distress. This highlights the need for an integrative coping framework capable of providing stability of meaning and strengthening resilience at a more fundamental level.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article aims to further refine and extend the framework for coping with stress by synthesiing the secondary appraisal process in Lazarus's model with the concept of <i>tazkiyatun nafs</i> (purification of the soul) as articulated by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, in order to propose a complementary coping approach that addresses the conceptual boundaries of a purely secular cognitive perspective by integrating cognitive appraisal with theocentric psychological depth.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This research is a conceptual and theoretical analysis utilising a discursive-integrative approach. A literature review was conducted narratively and purposefully using major scientific databases to identify key theoretical and conceptual works related to stress appraisal, meaning-based coping, and Islamic psychology. Literature was selected based on conceptual relevance and its contribution to the development of theoretical arguments, without conducting a systematic synthesis. The review process was guided by SANRA (Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles) to enhance reporting transparency.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The analysis suggests a conceptual shift from the cognitive restructuring approach, which focuses on modifying the content of thoughts, toward the concept of spiritual purification, which emphasises refining the underlying framework of thinking itself. Comparative analysis suggests that while anthropocentric self-efficacy remains a vital adaptive resource, it may encounter conceptual boundaries when addressing stressors beyond individual control. Conversely, this article conceptualises Ibn Qayyim's framework of <i>tawakkal</i> (active reliance on God) as “Theocentric Efficacy”, a construct that reframes experiences of helples","PeriodicalId":50076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing","volume":"33 5","pages":"800-812"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148254235","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}