Perspectives in Psychiatric Care back issues from January 2003:
Self-reflecting: Reclaiming our nursing roots
Jan 01, 2003; ... Guest Editorial Looking in the mirror and self reflecting is an exercise that rarely offers as much amusement or validation as we would like. As I reflect on being a psychiatric nurse for almost 30 years, and on the nursing profession, I must ask honestly if my colleagues and I are ...
Unique outcomes of women and men who were abused
Jan 01, 2003; ... PROBLEM. To determine if individuals who have experienced extensive victimization throughout their lives tell stories about "unique outcomes." METHODS. An examination of existing narrative data collected from 27 women and 17 men who had participated in one of several qualitative studies of ...
Aftermath of a patient's suicide: A case study
Jan 01, 2003; ... TOPIC. Nurse psychotherapists often feel poorly prepared to cope with a patient's death by suicide. The psychotherapist may identify with the family, feel sad at the death, and be plagued by feelings of guilt and responsibility. PURPOSE. A case study illustrates the meaning of the loss ...
Health outcomes for people with serious mental illness: A case study
Jan 01, 2003; ... PURPOSE. To describe outcomes of clients with serious mental illnesses who used regional public mental health services; and what the public mental health system did well or needed to change to better satisfy clients' needs. METHODS. A modal case study analysis method was used with 15 ...
Questions and answers for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse
Jan 01, 2003; ... The Art of Prescribing Because of the importance of maintaining current knowledge of technological advances involving genetics, neuroscience, and their impact on psychopharmacology, we have created a new column for advanced practice psychiatric nurses. This new column offers a ...
Aromatherapy and the use of scents in psychotherapy
Jan 01, 2003; ... 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. The sense of smell is an area that has long been igpored in psychotherapy. For it has ...
Panic disorder: A tightening vortex of misery
Jan 01, 2003; ... Biological Perspectives Annie dreaded what would happen next - she had been down this road many times before. There she was-- minding her own business, just wanting to watch a movie like any normal person - when she noticed her breathing was off. Immediately she began to monitor her ...