1. Nursing Staff in a Large Hospital System Underutilize Insurance-Based Mental Health Services.
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Bautista, Chandra L., Bourassa, Katelynn A., Vasquez, Namrata N., Desrochers, Madeleine, Bartek, Nicole, and Madan, Alok
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HEALTH services accessibility ,CROSS-sectional method ,BIPOLAR disorder ,POST-traumatic stress disorder ,SUBSTANCE abuse ,PSYCHOTHERAPY ,MENTAL health services ,SECONDARY analysis ,DATA analysis ,T-test (Statistics) ,PSYCHOLOGICAL distress ,PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout ,RESEARCH funding ,HOSPITAL nursing staff ,HEALTH insurance ,SCIENTIFIC observation ,PEOPLE of color ,HISPANIC Americans ,COUPLES therapy ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,WHITE people ,PERSONALITY disorders ,GROUP psychotherapy ,NURSES as patients ,OBSESSIVE-compulsive disorder ,ADJUSTMENT disorders ,JOB stress ,ONE-way analysis of variance ,STATISTICS ,ANOREXIA nervosa ,CLINICS ,DATA analysis software ,ANXIETY disorders ,EMPLOYEES' workload ,MENTAL depression - Abstract
Nurses are at high risk of burnout and subsequent mental health concerns due to problems with overstaffing, immense workload volume, and personal health risks associated with the job. Effective mental health treatments are available but potential barriers to receiving care may prevent nurses from benefiting. The Emotional Health and Well-Being Clinic (EHWC) at Houston Methodist is an outpatient mental health clinic offering therapy and medication management services for employees and employee dependents of our institution. The EHWC is uniquely positioned to observe how nurses utilize mental health services and to address barriers to effective care for this vital group of healthcare professionals. This paper provides descriptive data on the utilization of mental health services by nurses in the EHWC and a discussion of possible challenges faced by this group when seeking care. Based on these data, we propose potential solutions to ensure that nurses can achieve maximum benefit from outpatient mental health services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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