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.
Cognitive behaviour therapy in a second language
Human migration occurs for a variety of reasons, and the same applies to why such people...
09 Nov 2016
Exploring existential ideas with an older adult experiencing severe depression
This article discusses a service user’s story of surviving a life-threatening brain...
09 Nov 2016
End of life and palliative care of patients with drug and alcohol addiction
This literature review attempted to identify current knowledge of the end of life care needs...
09 Nov 2016
Improving communication of important information using the SBARD tool
Multidisciplinary communication is vital for providing safe and efficient patient care. The...
05 Oct 2016
Witnessing violence: what are the experiences of mental health nurses?
Mental health nurses in the UK are ten times more likely to be assaulted than general nurses...
05 Oct 2016
Non-medical interventions for depression in children and adolescents
Depression is a common and disabling illness that can affect the physical and emotional well...
05 Oct 2016
Mood, emotions and emojis: conversations about health with young people
Various styles of communication can be used when working with people with mental health...
05 Oct 2016
The practitioner/survivor hybrid: an emerging anti-stigmatising resource in mental...
This article, which uses a dialogue between a mental health nursing student and an academic...
13 Sep 2016
Physical health screening for patients with severe mental illness
People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at risk of chronic physical health conditions....
13 Sep 2016
Exploring the merits of the recovery model for mental health nursing in Scotland
Recovery-focused mental health nursing care has been at the forefront of mental health...
13 Sep 2016
Support time recovery workers: 13 years on
An internet search using the words ‘support time recovery worker’ returns a high number of...
07 Jul 2016
Reflections on a yearly camp at an adult mental health rehabilitation unit
This article describes the implementation and evaluation of an annual camp at a secure unit...
07 Jul 2016
Early onset dementia
Young onset dementia service provision and its effect on service users and family members
07 Jul 2016
Evidence for joint police and mental health responses for people in mental health crisis
In the UK, police officers who respond to people in mental health crisis must judge whether...
07 Jul 2016
Young onset dementia service provision and its effect on service users and family...
Dementia in people under the age of 65 is not well recognised and is generally treated in...
21 Jun 2016
Implications of tours of duty on service personnel’s mental health
Many service personnel return home from overseas deployment dramatically changed by their...
09 Jun 2016
Peer support training: values, achievements and reflections
The Institute of Mental Health has been delivering accredited peer support training since...
09 Jun 2016
Experiences of bereavement following the death of animals
The human-animal relationship has been much studied over recent years, but little attention...
09 Jun 2016