Thinking under fire: Mentalization-based couple therapy for high conflict and domestically abusive couples'

Intervention types and their effects on workplace bullying among nurses: A systematic review

AIM

To integrate the literature on workplace bullying among nurses and identify characteristics of anti-bullying interventions.

BACKGROUND

Workplace bullying in nursing is a major concern, potentially affecting nursing practice, patient outcomes, and nurses' health.

EVALUATION

PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, EMBASE, and PsychINFO were searched for English articles published between December 2020 and January 2021 on workplace bullying among nurses. Eight articles were selected, and a quality assessment and data extraction followed.

KEY ISSUES

While the studies employed various intervention approaches, their workplace bullying conceptualizations and instruments varied, as did the outcome variables selected to assess the effects of the intervention.

CONCLUSION

Anti-bullying interventions were effective, and the methods of their delivery have diversified. However, issues such as the lack of conceptual clarity, intervention specificity, and elaboration remain unaddressed. Further studies are needed to develop updated and standardized instruments to tailor anti-bullying interventions.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT

Upgraded intervention strategies that reflect the contemporary nursing context and participant characteristics are warranted to ensure workplace bullying prevention. Active intervention by upper management is essential to develop and implement effective workplace bullying interventions.

The search for tailored treatments: Discussion of five interventions for perpetrators of intimate partner violence

This commentary on five articles comprising this Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session issue on therapeutic interventions for perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) brings together relevant issues reflected in these papers concerning the need for tailored treatments for a heterogenous population of individuals with differing characteristics, psychopathology, risk factors and needs. Among the key issues addressed in this commentary are typologies of IPV, the influence of personality disorder and attachment in the predisposition to perpetrating IPV and identifying therapeutic factors common to these interventions. The discussion is contextualised within a field beset by controversy and political ideology which limits the impact of empirical research.