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.
International networks: using conferences and site visits to improve care of young...
Nursing care makes a significant contribution to the mental health of young people worldwide...
09 Jun 2016
Evaluation of safewards
Background Safewards is a multicomponent, evidence-based conflict and containment reduction...
10 May 2016
Using drama to teach interpersonal skills
This article describes and evaluates an educational intervention that used a drama and...
10 May 2016
Assessing a six-month dialectical behaviour therapy skills-only group
Background Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is recognised as a successful treatment for...
10 May 2016
Staff attitudes towards people with borderline personality disorder
This article explores and analyses the negative attitudes adopted by some staff towards...
10 May 2016
Learning to be a transformational leader
This article is an extended personal reflection on the context of learning and leading...
10 May 2016
Media portrayal of mentally disordered offenders: a case study
The negative portrayal by the media of people diagnosed with a mental health disorder who...
12 Apr 2016
Involving service users in training in the management of aggression
It is important to involve service users and carers in the education of current and future...
12 Apr 2016
Depathologising sexualities in mental health services
The aim of this article is to critique heteronormative cultural assumptions that inform...
12 Apr 2016
Treating depression in older adults
As a treatment for depression, behavioural activation is as effective as cognitive behaviour...
09 Mar 2016
Economic assessment of a workplace cognitive behaviour therapy service
This article presents a pragmatic economic assessment of an innovative service providing...
09 Mar 2016
Decision making in mental health team meetings
Background Single point of access meetings represent a critical juncture in the lives of...
09 Mar 2016
Living with schizophrenia and atypical medication
Background There is no available evidence providing detailed and valid accounts of how...
10 Feb 2016
Evaluation of an e-prescribing pilot in an inpatient recovery unit
Aim To evaluate an e-prescribing pilot project that took place in a recovery unit in...
10 Feb 2016
Parental mental illness: incidence, assessment and practice
Parental mental illness is a risk factor for a range of negative experiences for children...
10 Feb 2016
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in clinical practice
NHS staff are expected to implement National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE...
10 Feb 2016
Mental health nurses on prescribing in Ireland
The study described here gauged perceptions of nurse prescribing among non-prescriber mental...
11 Nov 2015
Delivering cognitive behaviour therapy in a secure setting
This article describes a service development aimed at increasing access to cognitive...
11 Nov 2015