What is it about?
The integration of a trauma‐informed ethic in mental health service delivery is being increasingly recommended. This paper examined the trauma-informed care attitudes of nurses working in a psychiatric hospital using a mixed methods design.
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Why is it important?
International evidence on attitudes towards trauma-informed care is scant and comes mostly from the United States and Australia. Existing research has seldom employed qualitative designs or samples made up exclusively of mental health nurses. Consequently, the first objective of this study is an exploration of the prevalence and distribution of trauma-informed care attitudes of all the mental health nurses in a psychiatric hospital in Europe. Acquiring a qualitative discernment into trauma-informed care attitudes by considering the cultural context of the hospital constitutes an additional objective.
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I am very passionate about the integration of trauma-informed care in mental health care settings. I hope this paper contributes to the body of knowledge, increases awareness among mental health professionals and its results guide trauma-informed care implementation in psychiatric services.
Sarah Cilia Vincenti
University of Malta
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This page is a summary of: Psychiatric hospital nurses' attitudes towards trauma‐informed care, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, March 2021, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12747.
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