A preocupação com a necessidade manifesta de inclusão no processo de produção da vida material por intermédio do trabalho, de uma parcela da população usuária de serviço de saúde mental, deu origem a este estudo. O cenário é o Centro de Atençao Psicossocial Prof. Luiz da Rocha Cerqueira (CAPS), estrutura de atenção à saúde mental substitutiva ao modelo hospitalocêntrico, que opera um projeto terapêutico construído de forma coletiva, a partir das necessidades dos usuários (indivíduos e famílias). Para a apreensão do significado do trabalho e do exercício de trabalhar utilizou-se o referencial do materialismo histórico e dialético, fundamentado no conceito de reabilitação psicossocial e se fez por intermédio da análise dos discursos dos usuários. Pretendeu-se compreender o significado da atividade produtiva do usuário-trabalhador vinculado a um dos Projetos Especiais desenvolvidos no CAPS - a copiadora - como instrumento de intervenção no seu poder de contratualidade social, aqui entendido como uma ampliação da sua capacidade de autonomia e emancipação. A finalidade é ser mais uma peça na construção do arsenal desse modelo de assistência à saúde mental, particularmente no que concerne à reconstrução da prática de enfermagem numa perspectiva transformadora em ralação à forma tradicional de mantenedora da ordem institucional. Os resultados indicam que os usuários possuem representações contraditórias acerca de algumas categorias empíricas, porém, de um modo geral, evidenciam a compreensão do trabalho como um instrumento que lhes possibilita acessar o campo dos direitos sociais. Essa outra condição dos sujeitos pode ser observada pelas mudanças internas e externas que experimentam, além de indicar um movimento de superação da condição anterior de usuário-trabalhador (doente que trabalha) para a de trabalhador-usuário (sujeito doente que pode trabalhar). / This study was born out of the preoccupation with the necessity manifested by a portion of the population which uses the mental health service linked to the process of production of material life through work. The site was the Prof. Luiz da Rocha Cerqueira Center for Psycho-Social Care (CAPS), which operates a therapeutic project assembled in a collective format, based on the needs of the users (individuals and families), structured to offer mental health care in lieu fo a hospital centered setting. Th intention was to understand the significance and practice of work using historic and dialetic materialism as a reference, based upon the concepts of psycosocial reabilitation and was performed throug the analysis of users' discourses. The goal was to aspire to understand the significance of user-worker production activity linked to one of the Special Projects developed by CAPS - The Photocopier - as an intervention instrument within the framwork of the social contract, thath is understood as an amplification of one capacity for autonomy and emancipation. The final objective is being an additional piece in the construction of an arsenal of mental health assistence's models, particulary when it concerns the reconstruction of the practice of nursing as a transforming perspective in relation to the tradition form of maintaining institutional order. The results indicate that users have contradictory representations in regard to somo empirical categories, nevertheless, in general manner, there's evidence of comprehension of work as an instrument that enables them access to social rights. This can be observed by internal and external changes experimented and besides by a movement of overcoming the previous condition of user/worker (patient who works) to worker/user (patient able to work).

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 proposed a new integrated care model for individuals with chronic mental illness and multiple medical comorbidities by using Behavioral Health Homes (BHH). The purpose of this doctoral project was to evaluate the effectiveness of the BHH in reducing emergency department (ED) use in the community mental health outpatient setting. Guided by the American Association for Critical Care Nurses synergy model for patient care a cross-sectional, post-test only with comparison group quasi-experimental research design was used. A de-identified data set of 68 patient records in the BHH group and 73 patient records in non-BHH as a control group were analyzed using logistic regression. The analysis revealed that participants in the BHH were statistically less likely to visit the ED. Sensitivity was 16.2%, specificity was 95.2%, positive predictive value was 54.5%, and negative predictive value was 76.2%. The Homer-Lemeshow and omnibus test of model coefficients showed the model was a good fit (p=.726, p=.007). Participants in BHH were .225 less likely to visit the ED. For every year of reduction in age, the odds of visiting the ED increased by a factor of 1.0. Females had a 1.8 higher odds of visiting the ED than males. This study provides evidence for the effectiveness of the BHH in reducing visits to the ED. Standard measures to track ED use in BHH are essential to understanding reasons for ED use and reducing nonurgent use. The BHH has the potential to transform health care delivery toward an all-inclusive model of care. Providers can utilize the findings of this project to promote social change by targeting patients with serious mental illness and reducing health disparities by emphasizing preventive care and eliminating barriers to care.

<p>I Sverige begår ca 1500 personer suicid per år, och 90 % av dessa har visat tecken på psykisk sjukdom. Av de som har gjort suicidförsök kommer ungefär hälften i kontakt med vården. Psykiatrisk omvårdnad syftar till att främja hälsa och lindra lidande och det behövs många olika färdigheter i arbetet med den suicidnära patienten, för att genom den terapeutiska relationen kunna ge en empatisk, säker och professionell omvårdnad. Syftet med litteraturstudien var att beskriva vilka faktorer som var viktiga i omvårdnadsarbetet med suicidnära patienter, ur ett patientperspektiv. Metoden som användes var en litteraturstudie. Den bestod av 13 vetenskapliga artiklar, 12 kvalitativa och en både kvalitativ och kvantitativ, publicerade mellan 1999-2008, som granskats, analyserats och bearbetats enligt Polit och Becks arbetsmodell. Resultatet visade på tre huvudkategorier och åtta subkategorier. Huvudkategorin <em>Relation </em>bestod i subkategorierna <em>bemötande, bekräftelse </em>och<em> kommunikation</em>. Huvudkategorin <em>Aktivitet </em>bestod i subkategorierna <em>avledande sysselsättning </em>och <em>sömn/vila</em>. Huvudkategorin <em>Säkerhet</em> bestod i subkategorierna <em>personligt övervak, fysisk miljö </em>och <em>visitation</em>. Dessa kategorier visade vilka faktorer som suicidnära patienter upplevde som värdefulla för att minska deras suicidala tankar/handlingar och hur de önskade bli omhändertagna av omvårdnadspersonal.</p>

I Sverige begår ca 1500 personer suicid per år, och 90 % av dessa har visat tecken på psykisk sjukdom. Av de som har gjort suicidförsök kommer ungefär hälften i kontakt med vården. Psykiatrisk omvårdnad syftar till att främja hälsa och lindra lidande och det behövs många olika färdigheter i arbetet med den suicidnära patienten, för att genom den terapeutiska relationen kunna ge en empatisk, säker och professionell omvårdnad. Syftet med litteraturstudien var att beskriva vilka faktorer som var viktiga i omvårdnadsarbetet med suicidnära patienter, ur ett patientperspektiv. Metoden som användes var en litteraturstudie. Den bestod av 13 vetenskapliga artiklar, 12 kvalitativa och en både kvalitativ och kvantitativ, publicerade mellan 1999-2008, som granskats, analyserats och bearbetats enligt Polit och Becks arbetsmodell. Resultatet visade på tre huvudkategorier och åtta subkategorier. Huvudkategorin Relation bestod i subkategorierna bemötande, bekräftelse och kommunikation. Huvudkategorin Aktivitet bestod i subkategorierna avledande sysselsättning och sömn/vila. Huvudkategorin Säkerhet bestod i subkategorierna personligt övervak, fysisk miljö och visitation. Dessa kategorier visade vilka faktorer som suicidnära patienter upplevde som värdefulla för att minska deras suicidala tankar/handlingar och hur de önskade bli omhändertagna av omvårdnadspersonal.

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study is to describe men’s experiences of depression in order to provide direction for future research of the screening, diagnosing, and treatment of men's depression. Previous research indicates that men experience different depressive symptoms than women, and there is a possibility that men's depression is not being adequately captured by current screening standards, which would theoretically lead to a large number of men with unrecognized, undiagnosed, and untreated depression. If this is the case, this may explain the disproportionately low number of men diagnosed with depression compared to women, in contrast to the disproportionately high number of men who complete suicides. There is a need in the literature for descriptions of depression experienced by men in order to determine the adequacy of current psychometric screening tools and approaches to treatment which are currently in practice. This qualitative study seeks to begin to fill in this gap in the literature. Key findings indicate that intentionally and unintentionally hide their feelings of depression, and that men experience anger as an early sign of depression. In addition, men often do not recognize their distress as depression until someone else suggests they seek professional help; and men use various methods of distraction to cope with their distress, including excessive working, sleeping, eating, TV watching, and alcohol consumption. Recommendations for further research are discussed.

No abstract available. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.

In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, rape was widely used as a strategic weapon against Tutsi women. This study explored the long term psychological effects of rape experienced by these women in order to develop a middle range theory to guide the management of the lasting psychological effects of rape in the context of genocide. A Grounded Theory approach using Strauss and Corbin’s paradigm (Strauss and Corbin, 1990) was used. Data collection entailed in-depth interviews of twenty nine participants, twelve of whom were rape survivors, ten were women who had not been raped, and seven were men from their community. Open coding, axial coding and selective coding were used to analyse the data. The results have shown that women were negatively affected, physically, psychologically and socially, by the rape. Genocide Rape Trauma emerged as a concept that defines these outcomes. It includes unbearable memories, overwhelming feelings, sense of helplessness, somatic distress, negative self-image, altered intimate relationships and social isolation. The extreme brutality, the humiliation that accompanied the experience of rape and multiple losses were reported as risk factors for the lasting psychological effects of rape. These negative outcomes were maintained by poverty, poor physical health, the burden of raising the children born of rape, hostility and stigma from their community, and lack of appropriate support and effective health care services. Facilitating the management of Genocide Rape Trauma emerged as the core category of the middle range developed theory. Recovery from Genocide Rape Trauma required formal and informal support, including psychological and medical care, sensitivity in dealing with genocide rape survivors, and advocacy. Economic empowerment was a key element, while educating the community contributed to the social integration of rape survivors and their children born of rape into their community. Women had developed coping mechanisms of their own to attain psychological relief, and had organized themselves into support groups. This study contributed to clinical practice by providing a holistic approach to taking care of rape survivors. The inclusion of such theory in the curriculum of health care professionals should contribute to the understanding of the lasting impact of rape and how to handle it in an efficient manner. Key words: Rwanda, Genocide, women survivors, Genocide Rape Trauma, Management of the long term psychological effects of rape and Grounded theory. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2013.

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.N.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.

A preocupação com a necessidade manifesta de inclusão no processo de produção da vida material por intermédio do trabalho, de uma parcela da população usuária de serviço de saúde mental, deu origem a este estudo. O cenário é o Centro de Atençao Psicossocial Prof. Luiz da Rocha Cerqueira (CAPS), estrutura de atenção à saúde mental substitutiva ao modelo hospitalocêntrico, que opera um projeto terapêutico construído de forma coletiva, a partir das necessidades dos usuários (indivíduos e famílias). Para a apreensão do significado do trabalho e do exercício de trabalhar utilizou-se o referencial do materialismo histórico e dialético, fundamentado no conceito de reabilitação psicossocial e se fez por intermédio da análise dos discursos dos usuários. Pretendeu-se compreender o significado da atividade produtiva do usuário-trabalhador vinculado a um dos Projetos Especiais desenvolvidos no CAPS - a copiadora - como instrumento de intervenção no seu poder de contratualidade social, aqui entendido como uma ampliação da sua capacidade de autonomia e emancipação. A finalidade é ser mais uma peça na construção do arsenal desse modelo de assistência à saúde mental, particularmente no que concerne à reconstrução da prática de enfermagem numa perspectiva transformadora em ralação à forma tradicional de mantenedora da ordem institucional. Os resultados indicam que os usuários possuem representações contraditórias acerca de algumas categorias empíricas, porém, de um modo geral, evidenciam a compreensão do trabalho como um instrumento que lhes possibilita acessar o campo dos direitos sociais. Essa outra condição dos sujeitos pode ser observada pelas mudanças internas e externas que experimentam, além de indicar um movimento de superação da condição anterior de usuário-trabalhador (doente que trabalha) para a de trabalhador-usuário (sujeito doente que pode trabalhar). / This study was born out of the preoccupation with the necessity manifested by a portion of the population which uses the mental health service linked to the process of production of material life through work. The site was the Prof. Luiz da Rocha Cerqueira Center for Psycho-Social Care (CAPS), which operates a therapeutic project assembled in a collective format, based on the needs of the users (individuals and families), structured to offer mental health care in lieu fo a hospital centered setting. Th intention was to understand the significance and practice of work using historic and dialetic materialism as a reference, based upon the concepts of psycosocial reabilitation and was performed throug the analysis of users' discourses. The goal was to aspire to understand the significance of user-worker production activity linked to one of the Special Projects developed by CAPS - The Photocopier - as an intervention instrument within the framwork of the social contract, thath is understood as an amplification of one capacity for autonomy and emancipation. The final objective is being an additional piece in the construction of an arsenal of mental health assistence's models, particulary when it concerns the reconstruction of the practice of nursing as a transforming perspective in relation to the tradition form of maintaining institutional order. The results indicate that users have contradictory representations in regard to somo empirical categories, nevertheless, in general manner, there's evidence of comprehension of work as an instrument that enables them access to social rights. This can be observed by internal and external changes experimented and besides by a movement of overcoming the previous condition of user/worker (patient who works) to worker/user (patient able to work).

Problemformulering: Det biomedicinska perspektivet har varit dominerande inom psykiatrisk slutenvård, där ångesthantering främst varit fokuserat på farmakologisk behandling. För att utveckla psykiatrisk omvårdnad i riktning mot mellanmänskliga möten, reflektion och lärande, är det betydelsefullt att studera konkreta och personcentrerade metoder inom ångesthantering.  Syfte: Syftet var att belysa omvårdnadspersonalens upplevelser av användning av akutlappar vid omvårdnad av patienter med ångest inom psykiatrisk slutenvård.  Metod: I studien genomfördes semistrukturerade intervjuer med tolv omvårdnadspersonal kring upplevelser av användning av akutlappar.  Resultat: I dataanalysen framkom fyra huvudkategorier: stödjer patienten till ökad delaktighet i omvårdnaden, underlättar reflektiv dialog i omvårdnadsrelationen, synliggör och utvecklar psykiatrisk omvårdnad och tidsbrist och osäkerhet hindrar användning. De bildade temat strukturerat kommunikationsstöd för omvårdnad vid ångest möjliggör en gemensam grund för lärande och utveckling. Slutsats: Användning av akutlapparna uppfattades kunna underlätta kommunikation och samarbete med patienten samtidigt som det synliggjorde psykiatrisk omvårdnad vid ångest. Omvårdnadspersonal kunde stödja patienten till ökad delaktighet och stärkt egenmakt men tidsbrist hindrade användningen i synnerhet för sjuksköterskor. Det nya arbetssättet kunde skapa osäkerhet hos omvårdnadspersonal och även utmana traditionell syn på patienten. Implikationer för klinisk verksamhet är att nya verktyg behöver tid och resurser och mer forskning behövs för att belysa patientupplevelser. / Problem: The psychiatric inpatient care is dominated by a biomedical perspective, with anxiety management mainly focusing on medication. To expand the potential of psychiatric nursing presented by interpersonal meetings, reflection and learning, it is important to study concrete and person-centered methods in anxiety management.  Purpose: The aim of the study was to illustrate nursing staff experience of using Emergency notes in the care of psychiatric inpatients with anxiety.   Method: Twelve nursing staff were interviewed about their experiences of using Emergency notes.  Findings: The data analysis resulted in four main categories: supports the patient to increased participation in nursing care, facilitates a reflective dialogue in the nurse-patient relationship, makes visible and develops psychiatric nursing and lack of time and uncertainty prevents using. The overall theme was: structured communication support for nursing in anxiety enables a common foundation for learning and development.    Conclusion: Use of the Emergency notes were perceived to facilitate communication and collaboration with the patient while making psychiatric nursing visible. Nursing staff could support the patient for increased participation and empowerment, but uncertainty and lack of time prevented use. Implications for clinical practice are that new tools need time and resources. More research is needed to elucidate patient experiences. / <p>Endast abstract får publiceras på Diva. Uppsatsen ska göras till en vetenskaplig artikel.</p>