title: Demystifying self-transcendence for mental health nursing practice and research.
abstract: Because human development is an integral aspect of life, pathways to mental health necessarily involve developmentally based issues or resources. This column provides an overview of self-transcendence as one developmentally based resource for mental health. The Self-Transcendence Scale is presented to encourage its use in mental health nursing practice and research.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0203, USA. preed@nursing.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Pamela G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015399:Nursing Research; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012649:Self Concept