Evidence and Practice
Improving the perceived quality of life of US military veterans with serious mental illness
Functions of non-suicidal self-injury in prisoners with mental health diagnoses
Retaining and valuing newly qualified nursing staff: evaluation of a peer support group
Clinical
Improving the perceived quality of life of US military veterans with serious mental...
As the economics of providing healthcare are constantly explored, new models of care must be...
Functions of non-suicidal self-injury in prisoners with mental health diagnoses
Aim To gain accounts of the functions of self-harm in a sample of adult male prisoners with...
Retaining and valuing newly qualified nursing staff: evaluation of a peer support group
This article describes a service evaluation of the introduction of a successful local...
Making the link between staff and service-user health
This article describes the introduction of a staff health programme designed to create a...
Providing streamlined multiagency care for high-intensity users of mental health and...
Mental health service users often use emergency services and emergency departments (EDs) at...
Solution-oriented learning to build resilience in mental health nursing students and...
Increasing concerns about nursing students’ mental health and the retention crisis facing...
CPD articles
Supporting women with mental health issues
The number of women experiencing mental ill health has increased, with young women more...
Understanding and implementing the nurse’s holding power (section 5(4)) of the Mental...
This article explores section 5(4) of the Mental Health Act, which permits nurses of a ‘...
Physical healthcare needs: oral hygiene in the mental health setting
Nurses need to understand the importance of oral hygiene because of its effects on the...
Exploring self-awareness in mental health practice
Self-awareness is integral to the development of mental health practitioners. This article...
Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR)
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article discusses one of the trauma-focused...
Managing depression: an overview
Depression is a common health problem but it is both under-detected and under-treated. It is...