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.
Anxiety and physical inactivity: breaking the vicious circle
Background Worldwide levels of anxiety have increased significantly over the past few...
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
Transforming mental health services so people can ‘live, love and do’ in Barnet
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust in London has introduced a new approach...
11 Oct 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
How to make Balint groups relevant for mental health nurses
In mental health services the use of Balint groups is familiar to doctors who are training...
11 Oct 2017
Online simulated clinical experiences in mental health nursing practice
Securing mental health clinical placements for nursing students in Canada is becoming more...
11 Oct 2017
Using de-escalation strategies to prevent aggressive behaviour
Reducing the use of physical restraint in clinical practice, including face-down restraint,...
11 Oct 2017