Nursing staff ‐led behavioural group intervention in psychiatric in‐patient care: Patient and staff experiences
Abstract A promising intervention in mental health in‐patient care is behavioural activation (BA). Interventions based on BA can be used by mental health nurses and other staff members. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ and staff members’ experiences of a nursing staff‐led behavioural group intervention in mental health in‐patient care. The intervention was implemented at three adult acute general mental health in‐patient wards in a public hospital setting in Sweden. A self‐administrated questionnaire, completed by 84 patients and 34 nurses and nurse assistants, was administered, and nonparametr...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 15, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Johanna Salberg, Fredrik Folke, Lisa Ekselius, Caisa Öster Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Interwoven histories: Mental health nurses with experience of mental illness, qualitative findings from a mixed methods study
This study aimed to explore how the experience of mental illness affects mental health nurses’ lives outside of and inside work. A sample of 26 mental health nurses with personal experience of mental illness took part in semistructured interviews. Data were analysed thematically using a six‐phase approach. The analysis revealed the broad context of nurses’ experiences of mental illness according to three interwoven themes: mental illness as part of family life; experience of accessing services; and life interwoven with mental illness. Participants typically described personal and familial experience of mental illness...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 15, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Jennifer Oates, Nicholas Drey, Julia Jones Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Children's moral experiences of crisis management in a child mental health setting
This study examined the moral experiences of children related to conflict and crisis management and the related use of restraint and seclusion in a child mental health setting. A 5‐month focused ethnography using a participatory hermeneutic framework was conducted in a day hospital programme for children with severe disruptive disorders within a mental health institute. Children considered restraints and seclusion could help them feel safe in certain instances, for example if another child was being aggressive towards them or in exceptional cases to prevent self‐injury. However, their own experiences of being restraine...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 15, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Marjorie Montreuil, Catherine Thibeault, Linda McHarg, Franco A. Carnevale Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Preceptors ’ perspectives of an integrated clinical learning model in a mental health environment
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 14, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Ahead of Print. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 14, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Rapid tranquilization: An audit of Irish mental health nursing practice
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 12, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Ahead of Print. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 12, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Police and mental health responses to mental health crisis in the Waikato region of New Zealand
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 10, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

The effect of reminiscence therapy on quality of life, attitudes to ageing, and depressive symptoms in institutionalized elderly adults with cognitive impairment: A quasi ‐experimental study
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 10, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Police and mental health responses to mental health crisis in the Waikato region of New Zealand
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 10, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

The effect of reminiscence therapy on quality of life, attitudes to ageing, and depressive symptoms in institutionalized elderly adults with cognitive impairment: A quasi ‐experimental study
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 10, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Ahead of Print. (Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - February 10, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research