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Ian Hulatt: Melancholy disputes over effectiveness of antidepressants
A huge review of the evidence has found antidepressants are more effective than placebos....
28 Mar 2018
Me and my stammer – and how it's affected my mental health...
Gareth Cowlin wants to help other people whose stammer has interfered with their mental well...
12 Mar 2018
Diversity matters: promoting greater cultural competence in mental healthcare
Mary Seacole award winner Saeideh Saeidi argues that all nurses need to understand cultural...
19 Feb 2018
Trauma, feminism and mental health nursing
At a recent conference on critical perspectives in mental health, change was the keyword. As...
19 Feb 2018
Yvonne Coghill: Why you should nominate a colleague for an RCNi Award
Too few nurses from black and minority ethnic backgrounds receive awards for their efforts,...
26 Jan 2018
Susan Aitkenhead: National framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff will ensure...
Leading Change, Adding Value (LCAV) puts a new emphasis on measuring improvement. With the...
15 Jan 2018
Medium secure services need a recovery academy
Tammi Walker and colleagues extol the benefits of focusing on a better future even for...
12 Jan 2018
Spotlight on ways of preventing suicide
Lesley Warner reviews Take a Minute – Cardboard Citizens’ interactive production...
09 Jan 2018
Opportunity for black and minority ethnic nurses to showcase their achievements
Community matron Dena Ross, joint winner of the Nursing Older People category at the RCNi...
11 Dec 2017
Metamorphosis - or how to de-bug care for people with mental health problems in general...
Alex McClimens and colleagues argue for 'cross-fertilisation' between fields of practice to...
05 Dec 2017
Matter over mind: physical causes of mental illness
The old argument that the roots of mental illness may lie in the body, not the mind, has...
27 Nov 2017
Changing mental health nursing
Following up on her September interview in Mental Health Practice, Felicity Stockwell’s...
23 Nov 2017
Working in partnership with patients to take control of mental health services
Understanding that co-production between service users and staff in mental health services...
23 Nov 2017
A to Z of prison nursing
Prison nursing can often be challenging, but understanding what staff face on a daily basis...
23 Oct 2017
Ian Hulatt: Online self-assessment of mental health problems could facilitate patients...
Self-diagnosis via the internet: democratisation of health or dangerous mistake?
06 Oct 2017
Love me, please…
Joanne Kidd and Mark Kelly attempt to decipher the words and behaviour of people who have a...
27 Sep 2017
Ian Hulatt: Celebrating 30 years of progress in mental health nursing
Nursing Standard celebrates its 30th birthday this month. Much has been achieved in mental...
12 Sep 2017
Mental Health nursing in Sri Lanka
Shannon Flowers travelled to Sri Lanka for an elective placement to study mental health care...
22 Aug 2017