Abstract: Providing psychological first aid (PFA) is generally considered to be an important element in psychiatric outpatient care of mental disorders is of utmost importance which affect knowledge, attitude and skill of psychiatric nurses and foster recovery of psychiatric patients. The study aimed to determine the effect of psychological first aid training program on nurses' knowledge, skills and attitude. Setting, this study conducted at psychiatric out patient clinic in mental health hospital Assiut City. Methods: A convenience sample included fifteen psychiatric nurses working at psychiatric out patient clinic, Quasi experimental research design was used, Tools: self-administered questionnaire scales for assessment of psychological first aid, psychiatric disorders, attitude toward psychiatric disorder and skills scales, this tool was used before program implementation, immediate post, and 3 months after the program. Results: there was significant improvement in knowledge, attitude and skills related to psychological first aid and psychiatric disorders of the entire nurses after implementation of the program, While, at the follow-up of the program all nurses have some deterioration in all the areas in all areas of knowledge, skills and attitude towards psychiatric disorders. There were statistically significant differences between nurses’ their job satisfactions and experience years and their knowledge, skills and attitude throughout the program in all stages of test (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The study concluded that; the implemented program about psychological First Aid Training Program had a significant impact on Nurses' knowledge, skills and attitude toward psychological first aid and psychiatric disorder management. Recommendations: Developing educational material sensitive to community mental health nurses about psychological first aid and psychiatric disorders.
Keywords: psychological First Aid, psychiatric disorders.