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Wiley names Trauma among Psychiatric Workers team members among the top cited authors in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in 2022-2023
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Wiley names Trauma among Psychiatric Workers team members among the top cited authors in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in 2022-2023 〰️
“This achievement highlights the impact of your work within the community, congratulations! “ -Publisher
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Dr. Michael Seto comments on toll COVID-19 pandemic has on frontline health-care workers, CBC May 29, 2021
In his interview with the CBC, Dr. Seto explains that the cumulative exposure to trauma in addition to lots of other daily stressors can cause ill effects on health-care care staff. Some effects of the pandemic may not be known until this current wave has passed.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/nurse-burnout-third-wave-1.6044569
June 27 is PTSD Awareness DAY in Ontario
June 27th marks Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day in Ontario and 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the inclusion of PTSD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) as a formally recognized mental health disorder. To promote this the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) is launching a two-week campaign to bring awareness to PTSD and its effects on public safety personnel (PSP) across Canada.
For more information see https://www.cipsrt-icrtsp.ca/ptsd-40th-anniversary
Dr. N. Zoe Hilton talks with Andrew Mendler from the Midland Mirror about The Trauma among Psychiatric Workers, Jan 2020
Dr. N. Zoe Hilton and her colleagues analyzed 761 surveys completed by psychiatric staff from Waypoint and the two sites from the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group. The goal of the study was to determine if and what influence exposure to chronic stressors and critical events, such as witnessing a serious injury or death, or receiving threats of physical harm has on the wellbeing of psychiatric staff.
“One of the surprises we had was realizing that those chronic stressors in the workplace contribute as much to PTSD symptoms as being exposed to a critical event does,” Dr. Hilton explained. The study also revealed that nursing staff are more at risk of PTSD than other hospital staff. “When comparing nursing staff to our other clinical staff or non-clinical staff, we saw that nurses do report more exposure to critical incidents and more PTSD symptoms,” Dr. Hilton said.
A report with 12 detailed recommendations is being looked at by hospital administration, union officials and other project partners. “Having a regulated health professional who is designated to support employee mental health would be a big step forward," said Dr. Hilton. “(As would) a navigation system that can ease the stress of trying to figure out what next steps to take for a staff member already in crisis.”
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High Rates of PTSD Plague Psychiatric Hospital Staff
Medscape Medical News features Insights gained from the Trauma among Psychiatric Workers Research Project
By Megan Brooks, December 10, 2019
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Let's Talk About Mental Health - Brockville Mental Health Centre
From: The Royal Talks-Let's Talk about Mental Health
One of the biggest hurdles for anyone suffering from mental illness is overcoming the stigma attached to it. The annual Bell Let’s Talk awareness campaign and Day is driving the national conversation to help reduce this stigma and promote awareness and understanding, and talking is an important first step towards lasting change.
Staff, clients, caregivers, and other community members respond to the question: "How does talking about mental health make a difference?"
Click here to view the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Kw42KuOqDtc