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S Lego

Publications and source records attributed to S Lego.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1994

AIDS-related anxiety and coping methods in a support group for caregivers.

This article explores the anxiety faced at the front lines by caregivers of persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and in particular their ways of coping with the anxiety. Data were collected using a qualitative approach, in a support group that met for 15 weeks. The design was used to generate grounded theory about caregivers' methods of coping with AIDS-related anxiety.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1992

Biological psychiatry and psychiatric nursing in America.

First psychiatry and then psychiatric nursing have moved into an era of psychobiology. In many cases, psychiatric nurses are leaving behind their appreciation of the mind-body-brain connection in favor of a purely biological approach to the etiology and treatment of mental illness. This article is an attempt to show the interrelatedness of these concepts and includes a clinical case example of an "endogenously" depressed man who was treated for a period of 15 years.

Biological Psychiatry↗
PubMed1992

Masochism: implications for psychiatric nursing.

Psychiatric nurses often encounter patients who seem to be victims of negative circumstances and are unable to reverse these situations. This article explores the phenomenon of masochism as an outcome of the fear of separation or abandonment. A unified theory is presented, and a case is used to demonstrate the theory.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

The fear of moving beyond one's parents.

The problem of separation-individuation is one of the core psychiatric nursing phenomena facing nurses in their clinical work. It comprises five separate but interacting component fears: existential-separation fear, refueling-separation fear, castration fear, aggression fear, and fear of outdoing the sibling. This article explains these fears, suggests five principles to guide nursing interventions, and includes clinical examples.

Adult↗