Logotherapy to Mitigate the Harmful Psychological Effects of Current Events: A Tool for Nurses
Abstract:
Evidence suggests that political or current events can have adverse effects on mental health. Since the 2016 election, many mental health professionals have also noted a surge among Americans who associate their mental health symptoms with current events. It is therefore possible that when nurses speak with patients, discussions of current events will arise. Logotherapy is introduced as a tool that can help facilitate these discussions and a way that nurses might assist patients who are adversely affected by current events. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 58(4), 38-42.].
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