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The diversity of mental health nursing is enormous. Q&A with Monica Taylor

The Nurse Break

Meet Monica Taylor – Vice President of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN). The diversity of mental health nursing is enormous. Monica Taylor has been a mental health nurse for 30 years and was one of the first community-based MHNs in the Western Australian rural sector. Write for Us.

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Researchers Offer New Paradigm for Managing Adult ADHD

Consult QD

Further, this transforms the ADHD problem from a perspective of mental health disorder existing inside the skin to a single, functional condition occurring outside the skin, (ie, in the world of manageable action and behavior). J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2014; 53(1):34–46.e2. J Clin Psychiatry 2004; 65(suppl 3):8–11.

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Understanding the Silent Crisis: Suicide Among Nurses

American Nurse

These factors include a lack of awareness of the seriousness of their own mental health issues, guiding values such as selflessness, loyalty to the communities they serve, stoicism, a strong moral code resulting in moral distress, the drive for excellence, and a tendency to underutilize mental health support resources.

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The Secret Garden: A staff-only wellness and respite space

American Nurse

This pioneering model of staff caring for staff has been presented locally, nationally, and internationally, receiving positive feedback from other institutions as well as a research award from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association National Conference. Nursing responsibilities frequently interrupt needed breaks.

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A Guide to Occupational Therapy for Autism | USAHS

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

The Role of Occupational Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment Occupational therapy for autism evaluates the current developmental levels of children and adults with ASD, and aims to improve their ability to self-regulate emotions and participate in social interactions. What Is Occupational Therapy for Autism?

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Peer support and nurse well-being

American Nurse

Many more programs exist now in recognition of the psychological support that our nurse colleagues continue to need as we care for each other during the challenges of staffing crises, under-resourced hospitals, and the ongoing challenges and repercussions of the pandemic. Peer support offers psychological safety.

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Surviving Suicide: Showing Patients the Way Forward

Scrubs

It’s estimated that every person that dies by suicide leaves behind at least six or more “suicide survivors”: people that’ve lost someone they care about deeply and are left grieving and struggling to understand why they took their own lives in the first place. It’s estimated that suicide and self-harm injuries cost the U.S.