Clinical

This article decribes the challenges faced by one regional secure forensic service in meeting the needs of its female patients who present with self-harming

Family psychosocial interventions are recommended as first-line treatments to reduce stress in families that have a member experiencing psychotic illness.

Reflective practice is seen as an important skill to develop because it enables a nurse to become self-aware and provide the best possible patient care.

With greater awareness of the concept of creativity, mental health practitioners can learn to combine novelty, effectiveness and ethicality with discipline

Background Delayed discharge from hospital creates additional pressure on staff and finances.

Aim To provide effective interventions for body image, appearance, and physical health and self-care for women in secure psychiatric settings.

This article focuses on a case study of family interventions using a co-working model, and showing a flexible, integrative approach to helping families expe

This article explains the impact that professional regulation has on mental health nursing and the remit of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in provi

Using letter writing to augment the therapeutic relationship is familiar to counsellors and psychotherapists, but many mental health nurses have been reluct

With the aid of a grant, links were developed between a medium secure forensic mental health service in South Wales and a community arts project.

Psychotherapy groups can be established on acute inpatient wards to benefit clients and contribute to staff development.

Analysis of the distribution and frequency of episodes of violence/aggression and deliberate self-harm in a medium-secure unit shows that there are peak tim