CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Environments and older people with dementia
The environment can have a profound effect on the quality of life for older people. This...
01 Jun 2001
Health Anxiety (Hypochondriasis; Illness Phobia): Nature, assessment and treatment
Health anxiety is characterised by an abnormal preoccupation with health and leads to a wide...
01 May 2001
Schizophrenia: Diagnosis and an introduction to interventions
There can never be one generic approach to schizophrenia as there are too many variables. In...
01 Apr 2001
Somatisation
Somatisation is the presentation of psychological distress as physical symptoms.
01 Mar 2001
Mental health nursing and social inclusion
Discrimination against people with mental health problems gives rise to social exclusion. A...
01 Feb 2001
Food and mood
A number of specific nutrients and other active substances in foods are thought to have a...
01 Dec 2000
Nursing care plans in acute mental health nursing
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article promotes the care plan as a means of...
01 Nov 2000
Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Nature, assessment and treatment
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article discusses the characteristics of Body...
01 Oct 2000
Community mental health nurses, primary care and the National Service Framework for...
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to explore how community...
01 Sep 2000
The principles and practice of child protection
Nurses working with children might find themselves exposed to issues of child abuse. Sharon...
01 Jul 2000
Quality and the new NHS
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to increases nurses’...
01 Jun 2000
Phobias: Nature, assessment and treatment
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article discusses the characteristics of the...
01 May 2000
Postnatal depression
Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to examine the available...
01 Apr 2000
Screening for dementia and depression in older people
Aims and intended learning outcomes The practice of screening and assessing the mental...
01 Mar 2000
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