Dr. Mary
Molewyk Doornbos, Chairperson
Calvin College Department of Nursing
Grand Rapids
door@calvin.edu
Research Interests:
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Family Health, Family Nursing,
Family Caregiving, Intervention Studies, Nursing Theory
Recent Publications:
Doornbos, M.M. (2002). Predicting family health in families of
young adults with severe mental illness. Journal of Family Nursing 8
(3), 241-263.
Doornbos, M.M. (2002). Family caregivers and the mental health care
system: Reality and dreams. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, XVI, (1),
39-46.
Doornbos, M.M. (2001). The 24-7-52 job: Family caregiving for young
adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Journal of Family
Nursing, 7 (4), 328-344.
Doornbos, M.M. (2001). Professional support of the family caregivers
of the seriously and persistently mentally ill. Journal of
Psychosocial Nursing, 39 (12), 40-45.
Doornbos, M.M. (2000). King's systems framework and family health: The
derivation and testing of a theory. The Journal of Theory Construction
and Testing, 4 (1), 20-26.
Doornbos , M. M. (1996). The strengths of families coping with serious
mental illness. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, (4), 214-220.
Doornbos, M. M. (1995). Using King's systems framework to explore
family health in the families of the young chronically mentally ill.
In M. A. Frey & C.L. Sieloff (Eds.), Advancing King's systems
framework and theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, pp.
192-205.
Member: King International Nursing Group.
