A Modern History of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing

Hein, Laura C.; Schärer, K

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2014.10.003

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“…For mental health nurses, revolutions can be experienced as very disorientating times, as nurses try to understand their role and place within the emerging paradigm (Hein & Scharer, 2015; Holmes, 2006). However, despite the potential perceived threat, these periods of crisis and revolution can also produce opportunities (Sturm & Mülberger, 2012).…”

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The biological paradigm of psychosis in crisis: A Kuhnian analysis

2023

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The philosophy of Thomas Kuhn proposes that scientific progress involves periods of crisis and revolution in which previous paradigms are discarded and replaced.Revolutions in how mental health problems are conceptualised have had a substantial impact on the work of mental health nurses. However, despite numerous revolutions within the field of mental health, the biological paradigm has remained largely dominant within western healthcare, especially in orientating the understanding and treatment of psychosis. This paper utilises concepts drawn from the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn to explore the impact of what Kuhn terms 'anomalies' within the dominant biological paradigm: the anomaly of the meaningful utterance, the anomaly of complex aetiology and taxonomy and the anomaly of pharmacological inefficacy in recovery. The paper argues that the biological paradigm for understanding psychosis is in crisis and explores the implications for mental health nursing.

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“…The mental health nursing profession has evolved from being custodians working in large institutions to promoting the value of the repairing and healing properties found in the connection and relationships, between individuals and the wider communities and networks to which they belong (Hein & Scharer, 2015). Today, the MHNs' place of work is not static, but wherever someone finds themselves at a given critical point in their life story.…”

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The role of mental health nurses in planetary health

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Brown

et al. 2023

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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This article will critically explore the concept of planetary health and locate the role and identity of the mental health nurse (MHN) within it. Like humans, our planet thrives in optimum conditions, finding the delicate balance between health and ill‐health. Human activity is now negatively impacting the homeostasis of the planet and this imbalance creates external stressors that adversely impact upon human physical and mental health at the cellular level. The value and understanding of this intrinsic relationship between human health and the planet is in danger of being lost within a society that views itself as being separate and superior to nature. The Period of Enlightenment witnessed some human groups viewing the natural world and its resources as something to exploit. White colonialism and industrialization destroyed the innate symbiotic relationship between humans and the planet beyond recognition and in particular, overlooking the essential therapeutic role nature and the land facilitated within the well‐being of individuals and communities. This prolonged loss of respect for the natural world continues to breed human disconnection on a global scale. The healing properties of nature have effectively been abandoned within healthcare planning and infrastructure, which continue to be driven principally by the medical model. Under the theory of holism, mental health nursing values the restorative capabilities of connection and belonging, employing skills to support the healing of suffering, trauma and distress, through relationships and education. This suggests MHNs are well situated to provide the advocacy the planet requires, through the active promotion of connecting communities to the natural world around them, both healing the other.

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