Recently added articles from Perspectives in Psychiatric Care:
When to Forgive
Jul 01, 2009; ... Psychiatric nurses around the world deal with clients who have been politically victimized in cruel ways. A recent Op Ed column in The New York Times described the mayhem in Cambodia in 1971, when the Khmer Rouge controlled the country. The execution of more than a million people occurred during ...
Female Sexual Dysfunction: Knowledge Development and Practice Implications
Jul 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. Sexual dysfunctions are thought to be common in the population. However, the majority of research on sexual dysfunctions has focused on male problems. Consequently, women's sexual function is poorly understood. This article aimed to (a) provide a historical overview of the knowledge ...
Enhancing Intellectual Empathy: The Lived Experience of Voice Simulation
Jul 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. This study aimed to understand the lived experience of voice simulation with the novice nurse and to describe the impact on the nurse's empathy and desire to develop a therapeutic relationship. DESIGN AND METHODS. Twenty-eight women and men participated in a detailed narrative ...
Falls in a Psychiatric Institution in Beijing, China
Jul 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. This study aimed to determine the rate of falls and their relationship with sociodemographic and clinical factors in a psychiatric institution in Beijing, China. DESIGN AND METHODS. The case notes of 7,921 inpatients were scrutinized to identify patients who fell while in the ...
Antidepressants and Sleep: A Review
Jul 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms seen in both primary and psychiatric care. Sleep hypnotics and benzodiazepines are the drugs of choice for insomnia but are not appropriate for all patients. CONCLUSION. The sedating tricyclics, the serotonin-2A receptor ...