Perspectives in Psychiatric Care back issues from July 2001:
Letters to the editor
Jul 01, 2001; ... What's in an acronym? I read the editorial ("The Future of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing," PPC, January/March 2001) with much interest, and yet it left me confused. It has been my belief that the initials PNP referred to Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and the acronym NPP was for ...
Nursing care at the end of life
Jul 01, 2001; ... Guest Editorial A woman, her husband, and their 22-year-old daughter needed help not long after another daughter had been killed in a car accident. While they were foreign born, the parents were well adapted to American life. They had an excellent network of friends but no close ...
The tidal model: Developing a person-centered approach to psychiatric and mental health nursing
Jul 01, 2001; ... TOPIC. Overview of the theoretical and practical basis of a new model of psychiatric and mental health nursing practice. PURPOSE. To illustrate the history of the development of the model and some of the processes that aim to re-empower the patient and develop genuinely collaborative ...
Nature vs. nurture: Two brothers with schizophrenia
Jul 01, 2001; ... TOPIC. The nature vs. nurture argument as it pertains to two brothers. PURPOSE. To explore the synergistic effects of heritability and environment in the cases of two brothers with schizophrenia. SOURCES. Review of the literature and the authors' clinical experience ....
Working with adult homicide survivors, part I: Impact and sequelae of murder
Jul 01, 2001; ... TOPIC. The impact and sequelae of murder on surviving family and significant others. PURPOSE. To describe the aftermath of murder: losses, reactions, secondary victimization of surviving family members, contextual issues that may affect the grieving process, and psychological impact ....
Meditation and psychotherapy: An effective combination
Jul 01, 2001; ... Integrated Perspectives This column discusses the concepts of an integrated psychotherapeutic approach to patient care and explores some of the underlying principles that make it beneficial. It may come as a surprise to some practitioners, but as early as 1977, the American ...