{"title":"RETRACTION: Creating an Empirically Informed Mental Health Workbook for Racialised Newcomer Youth in Saskatchewan: Community-Based Participatory Action Research.","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/inm.70382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70382","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Retraction: </strong>G. Maina, C. Velez, A. Kwame, P. Onyeniyona, M. Muriithi, and R. Maroof, \"Creating an Empirically Informed Mental Health Workbook for Racialised Newcomer Youth in Saskatchewan: Community-Based Participatory Action Research,\" International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 34, no. 4 (2025): e70100, https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70100. The above article, published online on 24 July 2025 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the authors; the journal Editor-in-Chief, Kim Usher; and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. The authors contacted the journal and requested retraction of their article because the consent forms associated with the study participants are no longer available, which constitutes a protocol deviation. All parties therefore agree to a retraction of the article.</p>","PeriodicalId":94051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of mental health nursing","volume":"35 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149240942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adolescents' Lived Experiences of Social Media on Perceived Body Image: A Qualitative Synthesis of Evidence.","authors":"Isobel Whibley, Mark Pearson","doi":"10.1111/inm.70379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70379","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescence is a transformational period in terms of the formation of identity and emotional development. Some quantitative research studies have attributed the growing instances of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviours in adolescents to the harmful standards perpetuated by social media. However, limited qualitative research has been conducted to consider adolescents' perspectives and lived experiences. This literature review aims to explore the lived experiences and perspectives of adolescents who use social media, and how social media is perceived as affecting body image. CINAHL, PubMed and MEDLINE were searched from 2013 to 2025 for qualitative studies investigating the impact of social media on adolescents' perceived body image. The quality of the included papers was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) tool for qualitative research. Seven studies were included in the review. Data were analysed using thematic analysis, which generated the themes of Identity and self-perception, gendered experiences and Protective roles and external influences. This review found that participants in the included studies perceived unattainable beauty standards and societal pressures propagated by social media caused increased body dissatisfaction, self-comparison and self-objectification. For some participants, this consequently incurred disordered eating behaviours. It was concluded that adolescents frequently perceived social media use as having an adverse influence on their body image. Parents and school educators are key protective factors in mitigating this. Further research should be conducted to ascertain the potential for compassion-focused interventions in school curricula and body-positive content on social media, to improve adolescent body image and enhance media literacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":94051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of mental health nursing","volume":"35 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13688224/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149248117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tessa Maguire, Maicee Young, Trentham Furness, Brian McKenna
{"title":"Development of Custodial Staff Modifiers for Safewards Secure-Custodial Mental Health.","authors":"Tessa Maguire, Maicee Young, Trentham Furness, Brian McKenna","doi":"10.1111/inm.70372","DOIUrl":"10.1111/inm.70372","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Safewards is a nursing model of care designed for acute mental health inpatient units. Since inception, the model has gained popularity in many countries and has been implemented in settings other than mental health. A version for bed-based mental health units within prisons has also been developed to assist nurses working in this complex setting called Safewards Secure-Custodial Mental Health. A previous study identified that modifiers (things staff can do to prevent conflict and containment) were needed for custodial staff to finalise the prison model. The aim of this study was to develop custodial staff modifiers for the adapted model known as Safewards Secure-Custodial Mental Health. To inform the modifiers a literature review was first conducted. A Nominal Group Technique was then used to seek feedback and reach consensus on the proposed custodial staff modifiers. Participants (n = 15) included custodial officers, forensic mental health nurses, allied health and lived experience workers. Consensus was reached on the custodial staff modifiers after suggestions from the NGT were incorporated. Data were thematically analysed and three themes were interpreted: (1) Complexity with clashes in paradigms (custodial versus clinical); (2) You are a 'Care Bear': Ostracised for demonstrating care and concern; (3) Meeting in the middle (to work collaboratively). There was support for the implementation of Safewards Secure-Custodial Mental Health. Future research should consider the interventions for the custodial model with reference to contextual factors in a prison setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":94051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of mental health nursing","volume":"35 5","pages":"e70372"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13656326/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149165877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Debra Klages, Eric Lim, Martina Costello, Debra Carnes, Katrina Angus, Kim Usher
{"title":"Trauma-Informed Clinical Supervision for Nurses and Midwives: An Integrative Review of the Literature.","authors":"Debra Klages, Eric Lim, Martina Costello, Debra Carnes, Katrina Angus, Kim Usher","doi":"10.1111/inm.70381","DOIUrl":"10.1111/inm.70381","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurses and midwives deliver 24/7 care for complex biopsychosocial needs across the lifespan. The global shortage of nurses and midwives is a challenge for healthcare organisations, placing additional stress and symptoms of trauma on those who remain. Trauma-informed care is an organisational framework that embeds trauma awareness into healthcare policies and practices to prevent re-traumatisation and promote the well-being of patients and providers. Grounded in six core principles, it addresses the multifaceted effects of trauma in healthcare. Clinical supervision supports practitioner development and wellbeing and may benefit nurses and midwives who face vicarious trauma. Although trauma-informed clinical supervision is established in allied health professions, research in nursing and midwifery is limited. As nurses and midwives also encounter traumatic experiences, further research into trauma-informed clinical supervision is needed. This review investigated trauma-informed clinical supervision in nursing and midwifery, asking the question: 'Can the six principles of trauma-informed care be integrated into clinical supervision for nurses and midwives?' An integrative review was employed, identifying seven published articles for inclusion which were then analysed using directed qualitative content analysis. Descriptive knowledge and understanding of the six principles of trauma-informed care (safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration and mutuality, empowerment, voice and choice, and cultural, historical and gender issues) emerged from the data corpus. Although the extent and consistency of these understandings call for further investigation, the results may inform the development of a trauma-informed clinical supervision model for nurses and midwives. Further research may help clarify trauma-informed supervision and inform pedagogical strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":94051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of mental health nursing","volume":"35 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13687920/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149240971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Models of Care for Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Emergency Department Settings: A Scoping Review Across High-Income Countries.","authors":"Naushi Manzoor, Phil Maude, Alistair Ross","doi":"10.1111/inm.70366","DOIUrl":"10.1111/inm.70366","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This scoping review examined and synthesised existing literature on models of care involving Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (MHNPs) practising or consulting within Emergency Department (ED)-based Emergency Mental Health (EMH) services. EDs are a key access point for mental health care and often provide first contact or after-hours support for people experiencing crisis, reinforcing their central role within the mental health system. The review highlights the need for timely, safe and specialised mental health care within EDs to strengthen the quality, safety and responsiveness of EMH services. Given the limited ED-specific MHNP literature, studies involving related advanced mental health nursing roles were also included where functions overlapped with MHNP practice, although these roles were not considered equivalent. Using Arksey and O'Malley's framework, 13 ED-specific studies were included: two quantitative, two qualitative, five mixed-methods, three realist or realist-informed evaluations and one descriptive or pilot service evaluation. Three themes were identified: consumer outcomes and timely access to care; MHNP roles within ED service models; and stakeholder perspectives and systemic challenges. Across studies, MHNPs and related advanced mental health nursing roles were associated with improved access to specialist assessment, enhanced care coordination, reduced psychological distress and high consumer and staff satisfaction. However, evidence was largely derived from early-stage, single-site evaluations. Barriers relating to role visibility and organisational support also limited sustainability. Overall, MHNP roles remain under-researched, highlighting the need to identify system-level enablers supporting effective integration and impact.</p>","PeriodicalId":94051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of mental health nursing","volume":"35 5","pages":"e70366"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13621924/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149077009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comments on 'Letie Unfolded: A Relational Movement to Empower Flemish Mental Health Nursing and a Tribute to Hildegard Peplau' (Desmet et al. 2025).","authors":"Karel Desmet","doi":"10.1111/inm.70369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70369","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of mental health nursing","volume":"35 5","pages":"e70369"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149139991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stigma as a Multidimensional Construct in Anorexia Nervosa.","authors":"Alyssa Hamel, Matthew Murphy, Emily Anne Barr","doi":"10.1111/inm.70370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70370","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eating disorders (EDs) contribute substantially to morbidity and mortality in the United States, with anorexia nervosa (AN) having the second-highest mortality rate among psychiatric disorders. Stigma towards individuals with AN remains a barrier to treatment and engagement. Public and clinician misperceptions that AN is self-inflicted may contribute to blame, punitive treatment and poorer recovery outcomes. This study aimed to clarify the concept of stigma in the context of AN and develop a working definition by examining its use across disciplines. The Walker and Avant (2019) concept analysis method was employed. A literature review was conducted between March and May 2026 using CINAHL, PsycINFO and PubMed. Searches included English-language articles published from 2016 to 2026 and applied predefined search terms and inclusion criteria. Ten articles met inclusion criteria. Although stigma has been defined in broader mental health contexts, the reviewed literature did not identify a concept analysis specific to AN. Defining attributes included structural, volitional and internal stigma. Antecedents and consequences were identified across societal, clinical and lived-experience perspectives. Stigma in the context of AN was conceptualized as a multidimensional process involving perceptions of volition and misinterpretation of the illness's ego-syntonic features, contributing to devaluation and minimization of the illness and its associated suffering. The resulting conceptual model and working definition integrate individual, clinical and societal perspectives to inform practice and advocacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":94051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of mental health nursing","volume":"35 5","pages":"e70370"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149129570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John Drayton, Glenda Hawley, Yee Kay Lai, Jacqueline Jauncey-Cooke
{"title":"Communication Strategies Within the Mental Health Context-The Evidence for Nurses, Midwives, and Social Workers. A Rapid Review.","authors":"John Drayton, Glenda Hawley, Yee Kay Lai, Jacqueline Jauncey-Cooke","doi":"10.1111/inm.70371","DOIUrl":"10.1111/inm.70371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Effective communication in mental health settings is central to compassionate, ethical, and person-centred care. For nurses, midwives, and social workers, communication underpins trust, assessment accuracy, and recovery-oriented practice. This rapid review explored evidence-based communication strategies used by these disciplines within adult mental health contexts. Following PRISMA-ScR and JBI methodology, 18 studies published between 2015 and 2025 were analysed. Study quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Assessment Tool. Three overarching themes emerged: professional mechanisms (reflective management, intuition, pre-planning, rapport building), professional behaviours (presence, authenticity, non-verbal communication, humour), and professional responses (validation, individualised approaches, strengths-based care). Across studies, effective communication consistently enhanced therapeutic engagement, reduced distress, and supported recovery. Educational interventions, such as e-learning, improved empathic communication but required ongoing reinforcement. Findings underscore communication as a teachable, modifiable skill integral to safe, high-quality mental health care. This review is essential reading for novice nurses, midwives, and social workers entering mental health settings, offering practical, evidence-informed guidance to optimise therapeutic interactions and promote recovery-focused practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":94051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of mental health nursing","volume":"35 5","pages":"e70371"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13663843/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149187027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aligning Assessment With Intervention: An Inpatient Mental Health Initiative.","authors":"Makenzie Simon","doi":"10.1111/inm.70374","DOIUrl":"10.1111/inm.70374","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aligning assessment and intervention decreases risk for violence against nurses working in psychiatric settings. There is an urgent need to ensure the well-being of health care professionals who are on the frontline of mental health care. There is a notable gap in how nurses at the project site document and address these incidents. Despite existing tools, such as the Broset Violence Checklist (BVC), there is inconsistent application in real-world scenarios. A robust approach that ensures risk assessment directly leads to timely and appropriate interventions is crucial. Reducing violence in mental health settings is vital for both staff safety and quality patient care. With proper implementation and staff education, the BVC Risk Bundle can play a key role in mitigating these risks. There was a statistically significant decrease in the number of injuries associated with BVC scores < 2, and an improvement in the timeliness of BVC score documentation after an injury with a p value of 0.04. While the target of 100% compliance was not met, the initiative led to an 11.1% improvement in the alignment of BVC scores with documented incidents, as well as a 0.7-h reduction in documentation time. Despite these safety improvements, barriers remain. Aligning assessment with intervention is not merely a procedural change; it is a vital step toward supporting safer work environments for mental health professionals and the patients who are in their care.</p>","PeriodicalId":94051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of mental health nursing","volume":"35 5","pages":"e70374"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13647098/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149129279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Can Be Learned About Organizational Ethical Blindness When the Wishes of Inpatients in Acute Psychiatric Settings Are Embraced: An Observational Study.","authors":"Lisbeth Hybholt, Susanne Winkel, Lene Lauge Berring","doi":"10.1111/inm.70377","DOIUrl":"10.1111/inm.70377","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study explores how the co-created non-pharmacological intervention 'Wishing Well' may support patient autonomy and recovery-oriented practice in an acute psychiatric ward. During the 'Wishing Well' meetings, inpatients were invited to express concrete wishes for improving daily ward life, which were then discussed collaboratively with peers and staff. The aim was to examine how wishes expressed by inpatients reflected tensions between everyday ward routines and recovery-oriented values. Observations of 14 consecutive 'Wishing Well' intervention meetings over 7 months were analysed, with a focus on the content of wishes, staff-patient interactions, and subsequent actions. Reporting followed the COREQ guidelines. A total of 100 wishes were expressed. The wishes were categorized using the Safewards domains, which revealed that more than half of the wishes (53%) concerned the physical environment. The wishes also related to the staff team (20%), the regulatory framework (8%), the patient community (6%), patient characteristics (6%), and influences outside the hospital (5%). A small proportion (2%) was unclear and could not be categorized. The wishes concerning the staff team shed light on organizational routines that staff had not recognized as being restrictive or inconsistent with therapeutic ideals of recovery-oriented practices. The findings illustrate that everyday ward routines may unintentionally restrict opportunities for patient autonomy and participation; however, during the meetings staff and patients discussed these routines and negotiated changes to practices. The findings suggest that the 'Wishing Well' intervention may provide opportunities for collaboration and reflection on everyday practices that created tensions in relation to recovery-oriented values.</p>","PeriodicalId":94051,"journal":{"name":"International journal of mental health nursing","volume":"35 5","pages":"e70377"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13681245/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149229618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}