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A descriptive correlational design was applied to explore association among self-assessed depressive symptoms, job satisfaction and self-assessed empathy in 206 Greek Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Personnel (PMHNP). Depressive symptom intensity was associated with satisfaction from performed tasks (r = -0.157, p = 0.033), professional prestige (r = -0.255, p less then 0.0001), relations with colleagues (r = -0.263, p less then 0.0001) and empathy (r = -0.183, p = 0.013). In a regression model, only satisfaction from relations and workload remained significant depressive symptom predictors after controlling for important covariates. The quality of relations with colleagues and workload are important predictors of PMHNPs self-perceived mental health well-being, independently of clinicians' self-assessed empathy or overall professional satisfaction.This quasi-experimental study with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was conducted to evaluate the effects of a psychological intervention program for 50 women with infertility (experimental group 26, control group 24) utilizing assisted reproductive technology. The experimental group received six four-hour sessions of intervention, with outcomes measured at baseline and four weeks post-intervention. The experimental group demonstrated significant improvements in marital intimacy (z = 6.528, p less then .001) and sexual satisfaction (z = 3.148, p = .003) and significant reductions in depression (z = -4.850, p less then .001) and fatigue (z = -4.597, p less then .001). Thus, the program can alleviate depression and fatigue. Further, psychological intervention centered on the marital and personal dimensions may improve marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction.Prior studies demonstrated that cyberbullying victimization is associated with mental health in adolescent samples. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediational roles of intrusive and deliberate rumination in the association between cyberbullying victimization, depression, and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among Chinese adolescents in two-wave longitudinal data. A total of 661 Chinese junior high school students completed the measures at Time 1 (T1) and Time 2 (T2). Adolescents' self-reports of cyberbullying victimization, rumination, depression, and PTSS were used in the analyses. The results showed that cyberbullying victimization was a positive predictor of depression and PTSS through the mediating variable of intrusive rumination, and revealed that deliberate rumination partially mediated the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and depression.

Globally, people with mental illness are highly vulnerable to various forms of abuse. MG149 supplier Yet, research on routine screening of violence by mental health professionals is limited.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of training on nurses' attitudes towards routine screening and confidence in implementing routine screening of violence among women with mental illness.

A randomized controlled trial design was adopted for the present study. The participants of this study were 68 nurses randomly assigned to either experimental or control group (34 in each group). The experimental group was provided eight interactive sessions based on a Nursing Module on abuse among women with mental illness. The assessments were done in both groups at baseline, after the intervention, at three months and at six months. All assessments were self-rated questionnaires to assess nurses' attitudes and confidence in implementing routine screening of violence attitudes.

The experimental group showed a statistically significant improvement in the attitudes and confidence in implementing routine screening of abuse in women with mental illness (p<0.05) than the control group. Repeated measures of analysis also revealed statistically significant differences related to attitude and confidence in implementing routine screening of abuse between the groups and within the experimental group at different time points of assessment (p<0.001).

This study concluded that training based on a nursing module improved nurses' attitudes and confidence to conduct routine screening of violence among women with mental illness. However, further studies are necessary to clarify whether the training is effective in implementing in nursing practice.

This study concluded that training based on a nursing module improved nurses' attitudes and confidence to conduct routine screening of violence among women with mental illness. However, further studies are necessary to clarify whether the training is effective in implementing in nursing practice.Non-adherence to antipsychotic medication is common among people with schizophrenia, and is associated with an increased risk of relapse. It is important to develop strategies to enhance medication adherence. Few qualitative studies have been undertaken to understand the consumer's perspective. The voice of people who are prescribed these medications is therefore missing from the research literature. Reasons for non-adherence were investigated by directly engaging with consumers and exploring their attitudes, beliefs and experiences concerning antipsychotic medications. Qualitative, semi- structured, one-to-one interviews were conducted with 25 community-dwelling people with schizophrenia from metropolitan Adelaide, Australia. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed, guided by a grounded theory approach. Codes identified in open coding were grouped into categories, reflective of the different aspects of consumers' attitudes and experiences with medication. Interviews continued until there was saturation of themes. Consumer-related factors, medication-related factors and service-related factors were reported to influence adherence behavior. These included poor insight, unpleasant medication side effects, inadequate efficacy and poor therapeutic alliance. Lessons gained during periods of non-adherence were the motivator for future adherence; such as worsening of symptoms if medication was not taken. Potential implications of future adherence described by Interviewees include greater involvement of peer workers, as they were considered to work more effectively with consumers to encourage adherence. Peer workers had more credibility than other service providers due to their lived experience. Multiple factors were identified that impact on antipsychotic medication adherence, providing opportunities for interventions and improvements in services that would enhance adherence.