Journal of Psychiatric Nursing

 Suicide is among the second leading cause of death among adolescents. It is among the most important mental health issues affecting youth despite much research on its detection and prevention. There is a growing recognition that prevention strategies need to be tailored to the region specific demographics of a country and to be implemented in a culturally sensitive manner. This review throws light on magnitude of problem, nature of illness and how to help an individual who expresses suicidal ideation.

Keywords: Suicide; Prevention; Adolescents.

 Aims and Objectives: This paper presents a critical review of published literature detailing the prevalence of Internet Addiction among Teens and its impact and solutions. Background: Since last two decades, our life changed dramatically because of wide distribution of computers & easy access to internet. Every individual owns a gadget with internet facility. We are enjoying video calls, instant messaging, downloading music, videos, playing games, doing online shopping, doing railway & flight tickets booking and many more things. Like a coin has its two sides, there are disadvantages of internet use e.g., long hangouts on social media, compulsive web surfing, online gambling, online shopping, online trading, online relationship, use of cyber-porn etc. Design: This literature review study addresses the aims and objectives. Methods: Following a literature search of electronic databases, 13 articles were retrieved that met the criteria in relation to the aims and objectives. Results: There is significant impact of internet addiction on life and a lifestyle modification through CBTI is the solution.Conclusions: we can’t abstain from technology thus; balancing life with digital culture world is the only solution. Nursing Implications: These findings will help the nursing professional to make the people aware about the new kind of addiction, its hazardous impact on life and can encourage the people to live a balanced life with the digital culture world.

Keywords: Internet Addictions; Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

 Internet sex addiction is an emerging issue worldwide. It commonly affects the younger generation. Phenomenologically, patients with internet sex addiction possess the characters of internet addiction and sex addiction. It has been conceptualized recently. This review focuses on – how people lost online, then lust online.

Keywords: Internet Addiction; Sex Addiction; Internet Sex Addiction.

 Culture is the context for interpreting human experiences such as health and illness and provides direction to decisions and actions. Provision of culturally competent care requires knowledge, attitudes, and skills supportive of implementation of culturally congruent care. Cultural assessment requires a comprehensive and thorough investigation of a client’s cultural values, beliefs, and practices. Transcultural psychiatry is concerned with the social and cultural determinants of psychopathology and psychosocial treatments of the range of mental and behavioural problems in individuals, families and communities. Therapeutic alliance between the nurse and patient interactions helps in sorting out social, cultural, spiritual issues of the patient.In order to provide culturally competent care five key areas should be worked upon namely cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural skills, cultural encounters & cultural desire. Nevertheless during assessing the client communication, physical distance or space, social organization, time orientation, environmental control, and biologic variations should be considered. Nurses today must recognize these critical needs and be committed to provide transcultural nursing care.Nurses must be sensitive to cultural aspects and knowledgeable about factors that influence the care of clients including issues related to culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, and social and economic situation.

Keywords: Transcultural Psychiatric Nurse; Culturally Competent Care; Culture Bound Syndrome.

 Dignity is any individual’s birth right. However people with mental illness are denied this basic right through stigmatizing beliefs and discrimination put forth by the societal folks. Dignity has become a great rallying cry for change in the public perception and mental health services, at national and international levels.Dignity in mental health should be brought to the forefront of not only mental health care but also general health care. Nurses should support the independence of individuals in need of support due to disability, illness or frailty. They should provide a range of services including practical assistance, personal care, and emotional support. They can provide these services in residential or nursing care settings, in the person’s own home or in the community. For dignity in mental health to become universal we need to promote dignity and ethical values including social justice throughout our whole society, and create a shared understanding of what dignity in mental health looks and feels like. Making dignity happen requires delivering good care and supporting recovery for people with mental health problems and their families requires a workforce that can work in a collaborative way with patients and care.

Keywords: Dignity; Stigma; Discrimination; Autonomy

 This study discovers the effects of training of life skills (LS) and positive psychological capital (PPC) on subjective well-being (SWB) of children with visual impairment. It was an experimental, intervention study with Solomon research design. The sample of the study consisted of 160 visually impaired children (95 Boys & 65 Girls), selected from special schools for visually impaired children in Jaipur (Rajasthan). For the training of life skills and positive psychological capital, stories of Panchtantra were used. Total 28 sessions of training (20 sessions for 10 LS &8 sessions for 4 PPC) were given. The ‘Subjective well-being test’ developed by Nagpal & Sell in (1992) was administered before and after training to check the status of subjective well-being of these children. Posttest scores of subjective well-being were obtained after this intervention. The result of the study revealed that the training of life skills and positive psychological capital improved subjective well-being of these children significantly. It was concluded that the method of training of life skills and positive psychological capital through the art of storytelling proved to be effective and interesting for these children. This training equipped them with psycho-social skills and positive perspective towards self, people and work to face the tough challenges of life effectively, independently. Such training paves the way to success and happiness in work place and in personal life. This study has worldwide relevance.

Keywords: Life Skills Training; Positive Psychological Capital Training; Subjective Well-Being; Storytelling; Visual Impairment.