title: Psychiatric-mental health nurses and the sex trafficking pandemic.
abstract: Nurses are in a unique position to treat survivors of human trafficking and are most likely to encounter patients who have been involved in the sex trade. In particular, psychiatric-mental health nurses can be effective because they are educated to think of clients holistically and can provide both short-term medical intervention and long-term psychotherapy. Additionally, they can recognize and refer these individuals for medical treatment. The purpose of this article is to present an overview of sex trafficking and what psychiatric-mental health nurses can do to treat survivors.
authors.affiliation: Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Chesnay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D064410:Human Trafficking / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D058873:Pandemics; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult