Clinical

Securing mental health clinical placements for nursing students in Canada is becoming more difficult due to several factors, includin

14 Aug 2017

Nurse lecturers should aim to create learning experiences that link theory and practice.

14 Aug 2017
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Securing mental health clinical placements for nursing students in Canada is becoming more difficult due to several factors, includin

14 Aug 2017
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Physical health assessment

Background The life expectancy for people with mental health issues is significantly lower than the general population, however, their physical health needs are often unrecognis

12 Jul 2017
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Politics of personality disorder

A postgraduate mental health nursing student refers to an incident in practice to reflect on psychiatric diagnosis and the diagnosis of personality disorder

12 Jul 2017
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Reflective practice

Aim Reflective practice is essential in the development of autonomous, critical and advanced practitioners, and can positively affect nurses at

12 Jul 2017
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Counselling

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a much-debated subject in terms of its efficacy and status as the ‘treatment of choice’ for depression and anxiety.

12 Jul 2017

Many cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) trained mental health professionals seek non-mandatory accreditation with the British Associat

24 Jun 2017
Background

Choice enables patient autonomy and independence, and equalises power dynamics between service users

24 Jun 2017

A postgraduate mental health nursing student refers to an incident in practice to reflect on psychiatric diagnosis and the diagnosis

21 Jun 2017
Aim

Reflective practice is essential in the development of autonomous, critical and advanced practitioners, and

21 Jun 2017
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Borderline personality disorder

Background Negative attitudes and stigma towards patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) exist in mental health services.

14 Jun 2017

Background Choice enables patient autonomy and independence, and equalises power dynamics between service users and healthcare professionals.

14 Jun 2017

This article examines the idea of mental health nursing as separate from psychiatry, but complementary to it.

14 Jun 2017

Recovery is a contested concept and definitions of it are scattered across various contexts and disciplines, contributing to the confusion that surrounds it.

14 Jun 2017

Recovery is a contested concept and definitions of it are scattered across various contexts and disciplines, contributing to the confusion that surrounds it.

24 May 2017
Background

Negative attitudes and stigma towards patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) exists in mental health services.

23 May 2017

This article examines the idea of mental health nursing as separate from psychiatry, but complementary to it.

23 May 2017

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