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The "Good-Enough Dissertation:" A Modest Proposal, Sandra Thomas Jan 2001

The "Good-Enough Dissertation:" A Modest Proposal, Sandra Thomas

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Nursing

This article addresses the paralysis of perfectionism, a factor in the failure of a doctoral candidate to complete the dissertation. A remedy is proposed.


Teaching Healthy Anger Management, Sandra Thomas Jan 2001

Teaching Healthy Anger Management, Sandra Thomas

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Nursing

TOPIC. Teaching anger management in the community.

PURPOSE. To describe anger management and offer guidelines for assessing potential participants and teaching healthy behaviors.

SOURCES. Drawing from the literature, more than 10 years of quantitative and qualitative studies by our research team, and 5 years of experience in conducting anger management groups, the author presents basic principles of teaching anger management. A model is described for a 4-week group for women.

CONCLUSIONS. Anger management has wide applicability to a variety of constituencies for both primary and secondary prevention. Advanced practice psychiatric nurses are well-qualified to provide this psychoeducational intervention.


The View From The Edge Of The Cauldron, Sandra Thomas Jan 2001

The View From The Edge Of The Cauldron, Sandra Thomas

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Nursing

No abstract provided.


The View From The Edge Of The Cauldron, Sandra Thomas Jan 2001

The View From The Edge Of The Cauldron, Sandra Thomas

Sandra Thomas

No abstract provided.


The "Good-Enough Dissertation:" A Modest Proposal, Sandra Thomas Jan 2001

The "Good-Enough Dissertation:" A Modest Proposal, Sandra Thomas

Sandra Thomas

This article addresses the paralysis of perfectionism, a factor in the failure of a doctoral candidate to complete the dissertation. A remedy is proposed.


Teaching Healthy Anger Management, Sandra Thomas Jan 2001

Teaching Healthy Anger Management, Sandra Thomas

Sandra Thomas

TOPIC. Teaching anger management in the community.

PURPOSE. To describe anger management and offer guidelines for assessing potential participants and teaching healthy behaviors.

SOURCES. Drawing from the literature, more than 10 years of quantitative and qualitative studies by our research team, and 5 years of experience in conducting anger management groups, the author presents basic principles of teaching anger management. A model is described for a 4-week group for women.

CONCLUSIONS. Anger management has wide applicability to a variety of constituencies for both primary and secondary prevention. Advanced practice psychiatric nurses are well-qualified to provide this psychoeducational intervention.