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Mindfulness-based mobile applications may provide a useful adjunct to treatment as usual for people with depression

Evidence-Based Nursing

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2024. Implications for practice and research Nurses may consider using mindfulness-based mobile applications (MBI apps) alongside treatment as usual to promote recovery in people with depression. Adjunctive use of mindfulness-based mobile application in depression: randomized controlled study.

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Top Nursing Specialties in Demand for 2025

NexNurse

Opportunities: Mental health nurses can work in inpatient and outpatient settings, and may specialize in areas such as addiction, child and adolescent mental health, or geriatric psychiatry. Public Health Nurses Public health nurses focus on promoting and protecting the health of communities and populations.

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An Expansive View of Mental Health Nursing

Minority Nurse

Paradigm Shifts With the FDA poised to approve MDMA (Ecstasy) for the treatment of PTSD , and psilocybin and ketamine for the treatment of depression, a paradigm shift in the worlds of psychiatry and psychology is upon us. For nurses, the doors to new potential career paths are also opening.

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Integrative Medicine Relies on Trust, Collaboration to Succeed

Nurse.com

Two of the main antagonists to pain relief and promoting healing are stress and anxiety, which is where CAMs can make an impact. Integrative medicine’s use in psychiatry The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that more than one in five adults in the U.S. million in 2021) are living with a mental illness.

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Nursing Leader Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk Honored with President’s Award by American Academy of Nursing

Daily Nurse

Melnyk, a global figure in the field of nursing, currently holds the esteemed position of Vice President for Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer at Ohio State University. In recognition of her remarkable dedication to advancing health and well-being, Daily Nurse is honored to honor Dr.

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Peer support and nurse well-being

American Nurse

We make this distinction in recognition of the stigma associated with therapy and psychiatry that still exists among many of our colleagues. Peer support defined Understanding what peer support is (and isn’t) will help organizations develop an effective program and reassure nurses seeking help. Their motivation stems from love and altruism.

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

The Nurse Break

Monica has expertise in emergency psychiatry and undertook state projects where she led the development of the WA framework for clinical supervision in public mental health services and was project lead for national forensic benchmarking. What is your role within the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses?