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Increasing Clergy Members Awareness, Sensitivity, And Knowledge (Ask) Of The Lgbtqia+ Community Improves Health Outcomes, Claudette Green
Increasing Clergy Members Awareness, Sensitivity, And Knowledge (Ask) Of The Lgbtqia+ Community Improves Health Outcomes, Claudette Green
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Introduction: Individuals who identify as belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community in the context of religion and faith often experience spiritual discrimination and are made to feel like an outcast (Cole & Harris, 2017). Often, spiritual leaders lack the training, knowledge, and skills necessary to understand and communicate in a way that offers solace and comfort to their LGBTQIA+ congregants (Yarhouse & Sadusky, 2020). Moreover, the church has been at the forefront of leading the discrimination and condemnation of LGBTQIA+ members. This discrimination has led many to leave the church and become involved in self-harming behavior, ongoing mental health struggles, …
Improving Depression Awareness And Screening In A Community College, Shelly Baldwin
Improving Depression Awareness And Screening In A Community College, Shelly Baldwin
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Depression is a serious and disabling mental health problem impacting nearly 265 million people worldwide. Approximately 17.3 million U.S. adults aged 18 or older suffered at least one major depressive episode in the last year. Of those afflicted, individuals 18-25 years of age had the highest prevalence of depression. Undiagnosed or untreated depression can lead to long-term disability or suicide which is the 2nd leading cause of death for 10–34-year-old persons. Early recognition of depressive symptoms can improve long-term outcomes of individuals by enhanced connection to mental health services. The overall goal of this project was to improve depression …
Minimizing Antipsychotic Medication Side Effects In Adults Diagnosed With Mental Illness Through Psychoeducation: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sarah A. Yao
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Adherence to antipsychotic medication has demonstrated significant impact in decreasing symptom exacerbation among patients diagnosed with mental illness. Antipsychotic medications have several benefits including the management of psychotic and mood disorders; however, they could cause unwanted medication side effects with metabolic and cardiovascular risks. This issue is one of the commonly linked side effects resulting in nonadherence among mentally ill patients. The purpose of this project was to implement a psychoeducational intervention using the SIMPLE program to address metabolic and cardiovascular risks associated with antipsychotic medications among adult patients diagnosed with mental illness. A sample size of sixteen adult patients …
The Development And Implementation Of Hospital-Based Clinical Guidelines To Enhance Nursing Staff Efficacy In Glycemic Management At A Large Psychiatric Teaching Hospital, Cherno Bah
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Background: This quality improvement project was conducted at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP) in order to improve glycemic management. In psychiatric inpatient settings, proper glycemic management is inadequate which increases metabolic risk and poor patient outcomes. One way to address this problem is by using practice guidelines and education, which enhances nurses’ efficacy.
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a glycemic management guideline to enhance clinical nursing staff knowledge and confidence.
Method: Fifty-five clinical nursing staff attended an in-service and were asked to fill out a survey before and after the in-service …