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A A Plumlee

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PubMed1991

The impaired nurse. Organizational and professional models of response.

1. Two models of response, organizational and professional, affect the impaired nurse, who is both an employee and a professional. 2. The organizational model of response uses an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to detect and intervene with impaired employees. 3. The professional model of response involves mechanisms established through the board of nursing, including posttreatment monitoring. 4. When both models are available, linking mechanisms such as coordinators, policies, and reentry practices can combine the strengths of each model.

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PubMed1986

Use of symptoms by schizophrenics to monitor and regulate their illness.

Interviews with 62 outpatients with chronic schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder indicated that many patients monitor symptoms that they associate with changes in their illness and alter their behavior based on their symptoms. Ninety-eight percent of the subjects identified symptoms, two-thirds of which were nonpsychotic, that indicated to them they were getting worse. Eighty-two percent of those who identified symptoms of decompensation responded by altering their behavior, either by self-treatment (such as self-medicating, engaging in a diversionary activity, or attempting to ignore the symptoms), by seeking mental health assistance, or both. The authors compare their findings with those of other studies and discuss the study's implications for research on and care of schizophrenic patients.

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