Michelle DeCoux Hampton

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like emotional confidants or simulate deep therapeutic relationships...That, she warns, is where things get dangerous...People can develop powerful attachments—and the bots don’t have the ethical training or oversight to handle that.” (Johnson, 2025).

AI in PMH care can potentially help and harm. I explored the pros and cons, but in consideration of recent teen suicides associated with AI chatbot use, one of the most poignant quotes came from Dr. Jodi Halpern at UC Berkeley, “[S]he draws a hard line when chatbots try to act...

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Integrating ASMR and other digital interventions aligns with broader trends in e-mental health and telehealth, highlighting opportunities for nurses to support mental well-being across diverse clinical settings.” For full letter, see Fatima: journals.sagepub.com/share/UZYSJT... #APNA #mentalhealth

A recent letter to the editor explored the ASMR trend. “…nurses may consider recommending ASMR as an adjunctive, self-regulated tool for patients with mild stress, anxiety, or sleep disturbances while highlighting that it supports standard care, rather than replaces it…

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and both patient and nurse education were the main facilitating factors. Conversely, tension between personal values and professional roles, gender-based communication concerns, cultural beliefs, and systemic deficiencies were identified as barriers limiting students’ ability to address this topic.”

In a qualitative study of nursing students’ perceptions of providing sexual health care to individuals with psychiatric disorders “results…revealed…Recogni[tion of] diagnosis-related changes in sexual desire, understanding the impact of sexuality on psychological well-being,...

YouTube video by Michelle DeCoux Hampton Victor Petreca PhD DNP discusses When diagnosis becomes identity

people use as a way to identify themselves. But when we are conflating things that can become an issue because we have limited resources, and…we have to sort out who needs to be accessing...various levels of care.” For interview, see: youtu.be/qF_a1WWQRQM #APNA #mentalhealth

JAPNA author, Dr. Victor Petreca, elaborates on diagnostic inflation and its implications. “…the concern is that some of these diagnoses, they have somehow become reframed away from being a diagnostic instrument that we use to provide care; but it's become something that...

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are needed to enhance engagement among [pregnant and parenting adolescents]…” to address disparities in availability and access to mental health resources compared to adults. For full report, see Ojeleye et al. at: journals.sagepub.com/share/NHMFPT... #mentalhealth #APNA

An integrative review of “26 studies…assessed [perinatal anxiety and perinatal depression in adolescents]…PND rates rang[ed] from 16% to 40%...[and findings indicated that] Tailored web-based interventions, combining professional support with online flexibility,...

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There are likely inherent risk factors among women Veterans that increase the risk for suicidality, such as trauma exposure…” For full report, see Kameg at:
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“Women Veterans were at higher risk for suicidality than men Veterans and women non-Veterans, including suicidal ideation, attempts, and plans. Nonetheless, substance use was not as robust a predictor of suicidality in women Veterans compared to the other two groups...

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barriers to communication contribute to the[ir] marginalization...” For full report, see Scott et al. at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #APNA #mentalhealth

“This study illuminates care inequities faced by individuals who use unregulated substances in hospital settings as viewed by health care providers…[and] reflect[s] deeper…concerns, where institutional power structures, uneven access to educational resources, and...

when dx identifies functional impairment requiring treatment versus when it serves to explain the self. Maintaining this distinction is not gatekeeping but rather essential clinical care that preserves the boundary between suffering and disorder.” #mentalhealth #APNA

“Psychiatric dx has evolved beyond its clinical origins to function as narrative, identity...This...creates significant risks: diagnostic inflation, erosion of clinical reasoning, and the collapse of personhood into pathology. For psyc nurses, the challenge is to discern...

How the Hero Narrative Harms Nurses: Mental Health, Resilience, and Retention in the Nursing Workforce - Michelle DeCoux Hampton, 2025

must [include]...support of...leaders...and dedicate the resources necessary for nurse safety, health, and care effectiveness...[and to] engage nurses in discussions about...[improving] work conditions to ensure...a robust and healthy nursing workforce…” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

My Jan/Feb JAPNA editorial examines how the hero narrative harms nurses. “[A]s we continue to...[recover]...post-COVID-19, we must commit to enacting organizational change and remember that novel interventions, no matter how innovative,... #APNA #mentalhealth #nurses

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JAPNA is seeking submissions! 📝

Send us your best work for upcoming special issues or for inclusion in any of our existing special collections. If your work drives psychiatric–mental health nursing forward, we want to read it.

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Themes included reconnecting with memories, finding purpose through caregiving, and experiencing calm and creativity through aquascaping. The aquarium...fostered resilience, reduced stress, and enhanced well-being.” For full report, see Keefner et al. at: journals.sagepub.com/share/BMQSTJ...

“…nature-based...therapies—are gaining recognition. Home aquariums may offer a safe, accessible, and underexplored therapeutic modality…Participants described fishkeeping as a source of emotional therapy, social connection, and personal growth... #mentalhealth #APNA

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[It] could allow for the destigmatization of mental illness [and] violent behavior as well as promote research and testing of novel interventions for firearm risk reduction that are scalable as public health initiatives.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #mentalhealth #APNA

the “Behavioral Addiction Model of Revenge and Violence…based on this assumption… which could involve addressing societal conditions that contribute to grievance as well as an individual’s perception and response to them...

I posted a podcast with Dr. James Kimmel a few months ago about “retaliation or revenge-seeking ha[ving] similar effects on the brain as addictions to substances or gambling (Kimmel & Rowe, 2021).” My editorial for the Nov/Dec JAPNA issue explores how we might apply...

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Health care practitioners might consider encouraging LAI use earlier during treatment for schizophrenia for better clinical outcomes and to reduce health care utilization associated with treatment." See Kappi et al. at: journals.sagepub.com/share/3YCDNI... #APNA @sagepub.com

"changing the route of administration of antipsychotic medications from oral to long-acting intramuscular injections can improve the clinical, quality of life, and health care utilization outcomes in people with schizophrenia...

cultural acceptance. To support this process, South Korean society must foster inclusivity, provide sustained psychological support, and promote cultural understanding to reduce isolation and improve [QOL].” For full analysis, see Kim & Kim: journals.sagepub.com/share/GXGXKG... #APNA @sagepub.com