"The rise of suicide and burn out among physicians has been brought a new syndrome to healthcare impacting physicians and clinicians alike. In the military world, this condition affects soldiers and is referred to PTSD. But in healthcare, this syndrome is called moral distress. …
"The rise of suicide and burn out among physicians has been brought a new syndrome to healthcare impacting physicians and clinicians alike. In the military world, this condition affects soldiers and is referred to PTSD. But in healthcare, this syndrome is called moral distress. …
"This book provides an intimate portrait of a clinician's psychoanalytic approach to working in the public health sector with people suffering from acute and chronic emotional pain. Drawing on three central psychoanalytic concepts of countertransference, projective identificatio…
"This book provides an intimate portrait of a clinician's psychoanalytic approach to working in the public health sector with people suffering from acute and chronic emotional pain. Drawing on three central psychoanalytic concepts of countertransference, projective identificatio…
"This contributed volume reflects on the collective wisdom and ongoing efforts of the social work profession that has been in the forefront of the global pandemic of COVID-19. The contributors are seasoned social work academics, practitioners, administrators, and researchers. Wo…
"In 2008, three years after Hurricane Katrina cut a deadly path along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, researchers J. Steven Picou and Keith Nicholls conducted a survey of the survivors in Louisiana and Mississippi, receiving more than twenty-five hundred responses, and…
"This book provides a bridge between the theory to practice gap in contemporary health care ethics. It explores the messiness of everyday ethical issues and validates the potential impacts on health care professionals as wounded healers who regularly experience close proximity t…
"This book provides a bridge between the theory to practice gap in contemporary health care ethics. It explores the messiness of everyday ethical issues and validates the potential impacts on health care professionals as wounded healers who regularly experience close proximity t…
This dissertation presents a program for caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are experiencing psychological distress. This innovative approach integrates evidence-based practices in a relaxing camping environment to increase emotional well-being among …
Background: Nursing students often experience critical events in the clinical setting, and too often, the clinical instructor does not have the training to help students through these situations. The literature shows that students often feel alone and abandoned, requiring them t…
Numerous studies show that neighborhood disorder (perceptions of crime and dilapidation) tends to undermine mental health. Although this body of work has made significant contributions, we still know very little about the mechanisms underlying the effects of neighborhood disorde…
The purpose of this quantitative correlational study with moderation was to examine the differing moderating roles of centrality and in-group superiority in the relationship between perceived Islamophobia and psychological distress. Perceived Islamophobia, group centrality, in-g…
Previous research supports the argument that religion and spirituality serve as protective factors against psychological distress in emerging adults (Berry et al., 2013). Notably, current research supports the assumption that emerging adults today likely experience greater level…
The police killings of unarmed Black Americans have drawn national attention within the last decade. In the United States (U.S.), Black Americans represent 13% of the population, but experience almost doubled the rate for fatal police encounters. Black Americans have endured dis…
Islamic norms and Islamophobia present unique challenges for Muslim adolescents attending public high schools in United States. Yet, Muslim youth see Islam not just as religion but also as a guiding force and a way of life. Additionally, they negotiate multiple social identities…
Since September 11th , 2001 there has been an increase in attention to and awareness of the experiences of Muslims. Alongside this growing interest, the post-9/11 era has witnessed a dramatic backlash against Muslims with a sharp increase in prejudice and discrimination (Council…
The aim of this study was to explore the components of smoking behavior among a sample of resettled Bosnian refugees: motives for smoking, reasons for quitting smoking, psychological and physical health and the transtheoretical model, across the Bosnian culture. Questionnaires w…
"The physical effects of COVID-19 are felt globally. However, one issue that has not been sufficiently addressed is the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens worldwide are enduring widespread lockdowns; children are out of school; and millio…
"The physical effects of COVID-19 are felt globally. However, one issue that has not been sufficiently addressed is the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens worldwide are enduring widespread lockdowns; children are out of school; and millio…