J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2021 Jun;59(6):37-47. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20210219-02. Epub 2021 Jun 1.
This is the first nursing journal article to introduce the pioneering work of American psychiatric nurse leader, Adele S. Poston. Poston supervised a team of nurses as they cared for soldiers serving with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I in France. Poston and her nurses worked in the first American specialized neuropsychiatric hospital in a war. The soldiers they treated primarily had functional nervous disorders described at that time as "shell shock" or "war neuroses." The traumatized officers and enlisted men were considered capable of being cured and returned to active duty based on research done by American psychiatrists among British troops during the first 3 years of the war. The story of Poston's career prior, during, and after the war and her work with other nurses during a global war are significant in psychiatric nursing history. Bringing this hitherto missing piece of psychiatric and nursing history into the light gives us a unique opportunity to recognize Poston and the nurses who served with her, even as today we recognize the nurses who serve during the global COVID-19 pandemic. [(6), 37-47.].
这是第一篇介绍美国精神科护理领导者阿黛尔·S·波斯顿开创性工作的护理期刊文章。波斯顿监督了一组护士，他们在第一次世界大战期间于法国照顾与美国远征军一起服役的士兵。波斯顿和她的护士在战争期间在第一家美国专门的神经精神病医院工作。他们治疗的士兵主要患有当时被描述为“炮弹休克”或“战争神经症”的功能性神经紊乱。根据战争头 3 年期间美国精神病学家对英国军队的研究，这些受伤的军官和士兵被认为有能力治愈并重返现役。波斯顿在战争前后的职业生涯以及她与其他护士在全球战争期间的工作在精神科护理历史上具有重要意义。将这一迄今为止缺失的精神科和护理历史片段带入人们的视野，使我们有机会认识到波斯顿和与她一起服务的护士，就像我们今天认识到在全球 COVID-19 大流行期间服务的护士一样。[(6), 37-47.].
