title: [The Psychosocial Adaptation Process of Psychiatric Nurses Working in Community Mental Health Centers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to verify psychosocial issues faced by psychiatric and community mental health nurse practitioners (PCMHNP) working in community mental health centers, and to identify the adaptation processes used to resolve the issues.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected through in-depth interviews between December 2013 and August 2014. Participants were 11 PCMHNP working in community mental health centers. Analysis was done using the grounded theory methodology. The first question was "How did you start working at a community mental health center; what were the difficulties you faced during your employment and how did you resolve them?"
  
  
  RESULTS
  The core category was 'regulating within relationships.' The adaptation process was categorized into three sequential stages: 'nesting,' 'hanging around the nest,' and 'settling into the nest.' Various action/interaction strategies were employed in these stages. The adaptation results from using these strategies were 'psychiatric nursing within life' and 'a long way to go.'
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study are significant as they aid in understanding the psychosocial adaptation processes of PCMHNP working in community mental health centers, and indicate areas to be addressed in the future in order for PCMHNP to fulfill their professional role in the local community.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea. symin2@semyung.ac.kr.
authors.forename: So Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Min
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Community mental health centers; Nurses; Psychological adaptation; Qualitative research; Social adjustment