Showing papers in "Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association in 2002"

TL;DR: The authors defined racism as a social construct and reviewed some of the literature on racism and mental health, and used examples from the literature and the author's research on Black women and depression to point out Black women's experiences with racism in the mental health system.

TL;DR: Sense of belonging significantly buffered those with a family history of alcohol abuse against developing depressive symptoms, and interventions that enhance sense of belonging will be useful in the treatment and primary prevention of depression.

TL;DR: Examining the experience of stigma from a family member’s perspective, to analyze stigma types and consequences, and to search for management strategies found successful management strategies are possible.

TL;DR: Adolescent COAs are at risk for depression, suicide, eating disorders, chemical dependency, and teen pregnancy and it has been proposed that mental health professionals teach core resiliency factors to promote healthy behaviors for this vulnerable population.

TL;DR: Campinha-Bacote’s revised model of cultural competence in psychiatric nursing is presented, which reflects current diagnostic and treatment issues related to this specialty field.

TL;DR: Teaching behavior management of persistent auditory hallucinations in a standardized 10-week course is clinically effective and can be incorporated into many existing outpatient programs.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors link the developmental failure of the capacity to self-soothe and the neurobiologic disruptions that can lead from trauma to selfharm, and consider how nurses can use this knowledge to understand the turbulent and apparently impulsive nature of self-harm behavior.

TL;DR: A collaborative, stepped care treatment program with registered nurses practicing as depression clinical specialists is described and a unique opportunity for mental health nurses to practice collaboratively in the primary care setting and to provide much needed care to an underserved population is offered.

TL;DR: The authors present an algorithm to enhance clinicians’ abilities to recognize, assess, and diagnose sexual addiction during a substance addiction assessment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined age differences in anger frequency, intensity, and expression in a nonclinical sample of students, faculty, and staff who participated in a health fair at a large southeastern university.

TL;DR: Adolescent females in foster care have experienced multiple early adversities and are a high-risk group for sexually transmitted diseases, and BART increased the adolescents knowledge related to condom use and HIV risk and encouraged participants to spread the word to other adolescents.

TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical definition and model of demoralization as part of a continuum of depressogenic responses is proposed, which links selected person-environment factors, such as negative life events and perceived stress, with deficit coping and selected cognitive-attributional, affective, and social responses.

TL;DR: The Interlocking Paradigm of Cultural Competence (IPCC) is a best-practice model developed from the work of Peplau, Leininger, Nichols, Campinha-Bacote, and Purnell as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: The contexts in which traumatic experiences occur contribute to interpretations of their meaning and responses as discussed by the authors, and integrating sociocultural influences into treatment strategies promotes restoration of homeostasis and optimal functioning.

TL;DR: Assessment of perceived group, perceived personal, and overall perceived social support among 125 sober female members of Alcoholics Anonymous found that availability and sponsorship are important components of a supportive environment among women in sobriety.

TL;DR: What is known about mental health care use among African Americans and the need for new knowledge to address current and future needs are discussed and strategies for examining and addressing mental health disparities in this population are addressed.

TL;DR: Results suggest that oral formulations of atypical antipsychotics in combination with oral benzodiazepines are as effective as similar IM treatments in reducing psychotic agitation, and early findings suggest that these oral formulations offer a less traumatic form of treatment than conventional IM drugs.

TL;DR: The incidence of tardive dyskinesia as a side effect of antipsychotic medications is well documented in the literature on the treatment for schizophrenia and nurses in all settings can effectively contribute to both preventative and palliative care of the patient.

TL;DR: Oral atypical antipsychotic drugs offer the lowest potential for nonadherence and relapse, followed by depot conventional and oral conventional antipsychotics, and an injectable preparation of risperidone is anticipated soon, anticipated soon.

TL;DR: This report of a restructured baccalaureate nursing program that adopted the premise of holism—mental and physical health as united—presents a different view on integrated nursing curricula.

TL;DR: Treatment challenges that are specifically relevant to women in rural areas are explored along with a new three-tiered treatment delivery model.

TL;DR: Based on the findings of a qualitative study, Wysoker developed a model of weight loss and weight regain that offers a framework for treatment and includes three different approaches: it may be impossible to lose weight and keep it off, and women will continue to try to Lose weight, despite the long history of losing weight and gaining the lost weight back.

TL;DR: Factors working against inpatient psychiatric nurses’ attempts to operate dynamic, innovative units are listed and strategies for organizing inpatient nurses' efforts and turning the negative dynamics around are discussed.

TL;DR: A variety of methods were used to obtain and validate information related to individual state’s rules and regulations regarding prescriptive authority, including contacting individual nurses to clarify any confusing or contradictory information.

TL;DR: The presence of depression and behavioral manifestations of depression in these two groups of women (survivors of the suicide of their significant other and survivors of abuse) needs to be examined further and psychiatric mental-health interventions may be developed that will impact the outcomes for both groups.

TL;DR: With the observation of the first anniversary of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center and Pentagon tragedies, a disaster that, similar to the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, shook Americans’ sense of safety, is commemorated.

TL;DR: Psychiatric nurses need to be aware of the risk for these side effects in relation to patients’ new or ongoing medication so that potentially serious events can be recognized and corrected.

TL;DR: The recent development of rapid-acting formulations of atypical antipsychotic agents promises to revolutionize the treatment of acute psychosis by providing effective and well-tolerated alternatives to conventional agents.

TL;DR: September 11, 2001 was the day that millions of Americans watched with horror as the seemingly unassailable Twin Towers of the World Trade Center tumbled before their eyes in a cloud of fire, smoke, and falling debris.