Clinical
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.
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
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
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
Exploration of the correlation between sleep problems and suicidal ideation in...
There has been an increase in the number of adolescents who display self-harm behaviours,...
07 Dec 2017
The long-term effects of childhood wartime trauma on anxiety in later life
At any point in time up to 10% of people over the age of 65 experience symptoms of anxiety....
07 Dec 2017
Involving service users in teaching healthcare professionals about physical restraint
Mental health service users can make an invaluable contribution to the training of staff and...
07 Dec 2017
Evaluation of a pilot dialectical behaviour therapy skills training group, in a child...
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), a cognitive behavioural treatment, was developed...
07 Dec 2017
Carers’ experiences of caring for a loved one with an eating disorder
Background Carers of people with an eating disorder describe feelings of stress, anxiety,...
09 Nov 2017
Protective factors: bridging the gap between recovery and risk of violence assessment
The assessment and management of the risk of violence in mental health services is an...
09 Nov 2017
Mental health clinicians’ experiences of supporting people living with a mental illness...
Aim Mental health services seek opportunities to sustain recovery outcomes beyond service...
09 Nov 2017
Assistant grade nurses and nursing students: a diary study
Background Little is known about the role of the assistant grade nurse in the clinical...
09 Nov 2017
Recording and documenting consent of 8-12 year olds in an outpatient child and...
There is a lack of research and guidance on decision-making and consent processes for...
11 Oct 2017