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...
21 Jun 2018
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Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
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...
14 Jun 2018
Making the link between staff and service-user health
This article describes the introduction of a staff health programme designed to create a...
07 Jun 2018
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...
04 Jun 2018
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...
24 May 2018
Solution-oriented learning to build resilience in mental health nursing students and...
Increasing concerns about nursing students’ mental health and the retention crisis facing...
04 May 2018
Using interactive theatre in education to explore how healthcare decision-making can...
Complex decisions that mental healthcare professionals make every day can have far-reaching...
30 Apr 2018
The practice of seclusion: a review of the discourse on its use
Seclusion is an intervention used as a safety measure to manage patients who are violent,...
25 Apr 2018
Why is murder fascinating and why does it matter to mental health professionals?
Human violence directed towards other humans causes much harm to individuals, families and...
16 Apr 2018
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...
13 Apr 2018
A practice-based evaluation of a dialectical behavioural therapy skills group...
Background Dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) is an empirically supported intervention...
05 Mar 2018
Public-private partnerships to improve access to mental healthcare in India
In India, there are many public-private partnership programmes that aim to improve...
05 Mar 2018
Anxiety and physical inactivity: breaking the vicious circle
Background Worldwide levels of anxiety have increased significantly over the past few...
05 Mar 2018
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...
05 Mar 2018
Telling tales – mental health nurses can write fiction
This article examines the idea of mental health nurses as writers of fiction. It considers...
06 Feb 2018
A novel attachment-based service for young people with emerging personality disorder
Background The profound clinical and financial consequences of severe personality disorders...
06 Feb 2018
Mental health nursing for transgender people: are we caring?
Transgender people experience widespread prejudice in society and health professionals are...
06 Feb 2018
A review of Care Quality Commission criticisms of English community substance misuse...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) monitors, inspects and regulates health and social care...
06 Feb 2018