Evidence and Practice
A practice-based evaluation of a dialectical behavioural therapy skills group intervention in a secondary care mental health service
Anxiety and physical inactivity: breaking the vicious circle
Identifying the needs of children and young people affected by parental mental illness
Clinical
A practice-based evaluation of a dialectical behavioural therapy skills group...
Background Dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) is an empirically supported intervention...
Anxiety and physical inactivity: breaking the vicious circle
Background Worldwide levels of anxiety have increased significantly over the past few...
Identifying the needs of children and young people affected by parental mental illness
Children and young people affected by parental mental illness are recognised as being at...
Public-private partnerships to improve access to mental healthcare in India
In India, there are many public-private partnership programmes that aim to improve...
Evaluation of the Good Life Festival: a model for co-produced dementia events
This article presents an evaluation of the Good Life Festival, an event co-produced by...
Mental health nursing for transgender people: are we caring?
Transgender people experience widespread prejudice in society and health professionals are...
CPD articles
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...
Alzheimer’s disease: caring for the carers
Support from carers is a key factor in the community care of people with dementia, but the...