Psychiatric Nurses' Descriptions of Women with Postpartum Psychosis and Nurses' Responses: An Exploratory Study in Sweden

Psychiatric Nurses' Descriptions of Women with Postpartum Psychosis and Nurses' Responses : An Exploratory Study in Sweden

Postpartum psychosis is the most serious type of psychiatric illness related to childbirth. This interview study with nine psychiatric nurses in Sweden explored psychiatric nurses’ descriptions of women with psychosis occurring in the postpartum period and nurses’ responses when providing care to these women. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. The nurses described delusions, disconnection, aggression, changed personality, self-absorption, insomnia, chaos, quietness, suicidal ideation, and ‘strange eyes.’ The description of strange eyes noted by the nurses has not been found in the literature, warranting further investigation. When providing care, the nurses responded with sadness, sympathy, empathy and compassion, discomfort, anger, anxiety, and happiness. These findings underscore the importance of nurses recognizing their negatively charged emotions which could interfere with providing compassionate and effective nursing care to this population.

Ferszt, GinetteCollege of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States (författare)
Åhlin, ArneSkaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden / Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden (författare)
Nilsson, KerstinGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för vård och natur,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institute of Health and Care Sciences(Swepub:gu)xniker (författare)
Högskolan i SkövdeInstitutionen för vård och natur (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Issues in Mental Health Nursing: Informa Healthcare30:1, s. 23-300161-28401096-4673

Av författaren/redakt...: Engqvist, Inger; Ferszt, Ginette; Åhlin, Arne; Nilsson, Kerstin

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