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Nurses And Assertive Community Treatment Teams: A Critical Combination, Gary Cuddeback, Mona Shattell
Nurses And Assertive Community Treatment Teams: A Critical Combination, Gary Cuddeback, Mona Shattell
Mona Shattell
No abstract provided.
Perspectives Of College Students With Childhood Ad/Hd, T. Robin Bartlett, Tracie Rowe, Mona Shattell
Perspectives Of College Students With Childhood Ad/Hd, T. Robin Bartlett, Tracie Rowe, Mona Shattell
Mona Shattell
Purpose: To determine what successful young adults perceive was helpful to them when they were struggling with their attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms as children.
Study Design and Methods: Sixteen young adult college students with a history of ADHD participated in semistructured interviews that asked them which people and what strategies they had found most helpful to them during their childhood. Data were analyzed using content analysis.
Results: The most helpful people were parents and teachers; the most helpful strategies were caring behaviors and active teaching/learning strategies. Participants remembered helpful people as “giving me strategies to help me keep my …
“An Existential Place Of Pain:” The Essence Of Despair In Women, Nancy Scroggs, Mona Shattell, W. Richard Cowling
“An Existential Place Of Pain:” The Essence Of Despair In Women, Nancy Scroggs, Mona Shattell, W. Richard Cowling
Mona Shattell
While there is a substantive body of knowledge on depression, little is known about the experience of despair. This phenomenological study explored women’s experience of despair through qualitative interviews with 14 women ages 28 to 55 (M= 45) who self-identified as experiencing despair. Three themes emerged: “crippling and debilitating,” “there’s nothing you can do”, and “it’ll never end.” The findings suggest that women desire to have their experiences recognized and validated while simultaneously receiving acknowledgement of their ability to overcome the past and to shape their own destinies.
Strengthening Mental Health Promotion: Zeroing In On The Workplace, Mona Shattell, Yorghos Apostolopoulos
Strengthening Mental Health Promotion: Zeroing In On The Workplace, Mona Shattell, Yorghos Apostolopoulos
Mona Shattell
No abstract provided.
Review: Community-Based Participatory Research Approach To Address Mental Health In Minority Populations, Mona Shattell, Jeanne Stacciarini, Maria Coady-Madden, Brenda Wiens
Review: Community-Based Participatory Research Approach To Address Mental Health In Minority Populations, Mona Shattell, Jeanne Stacciarini, Maria Coady-Madden, Brenda Wiens
Mona Shattell
In this review, a synthesis of studies employing community-based participatory research (CBPR) to address mental health problems of minorities, strengths and challenges of the CBPR approach with minority populations are highlighted. Despite the fact that minority community members voiced a need for innovative approaches to address culturally unique issues, findings revealed that most researchers continued to use the traditional methods in which they were trained. Moreover, researchers continued to view mental health treatment from a health service perspective.
Guest Editorial: Mental Illness In Older Adults, Mona Shattell
Guest Editorial: Mental Illness In Older Adults, Mona Shattell
Mona Shattell
No abstract provided.
Rethinking Idleness, Productivity, And Time Management: A Call To Do Nothing, More, Mona Shattell
Rethinking Idleness, Productivity, And Time Management: A Call To Do Nothing, More, Mona Shattell
Mona Shattell
No abstract provided.