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Communicating effectively with psychotic patients
- Author:
- JOHNSTON John
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 20.9.01, 2001, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Argues that nurses need to develop a feel for the hidden meaning of words if they are to have constructive conversations with people whose talk is often dismissed.
The national visit: a one-day visit to 309 acute psychiatric wards by the Mental Health Act Commission in collaboration with the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Authors:
- MENTAL HEALTH ACT COMMISSION, RUNCIMAN Ruth, (chair)
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of 309 inspection visits, focusing on: the number, qualifications and deployment of nursing staff; the adequacy and understanding of policy and procedures about leave for detained patients; and the safety and privacy of women atients.
Serious mental health problems: policy change
- Authors:
- REPPER Julie, BROOKER Charlie, REPPER Dean
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 21.6.95, 1995, pp.29-31.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes current developments in policy and practice for people with serious mental health problems. Seeks to explain the basic principles of working with people in this client group.
The voice of reason
- Author:
- JAMES Adam
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 15.10.02, 2002, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Looks at the use of cognitive behaviour therapy in the treatment of people with psychosis.
Care out of chaos
- Author:
- HART Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 24.11.99, 1999, pp.64-65.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This article asserts that primary nursing could help bring therapeutic practice to deskilled and demoralised acute mental health wards.
Song sung blue
- Author:
- GILLAM Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 6.10.99, 1999, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This article looks at how a music project for people with mental health problems has gone from strength to strength. The project aims to: encourage interpersonal communication; learn to explore and express feelings and moods through music; promote spontaneity, creativity and playfulness as a means of relaxation, recreation and problem-solving.
24-hour nursed care: users' views
- Authors:
- ROSE Diana, MUIJEN Matt
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 7(6), December 1998, pp.603-610.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents a survey of thirty-three people who were judged by their clinicians to be in need of 24-hour nursed care. The majority expressed a preference for independent living with some input from psychiatric staff. When presented with the features of 24-hour nursed care accommodation, some were willing to contemplate it. Users were positive about privacy in the accommodation but objected to those features which made the homes seem like an institution. It is argued that the group is not homogenous in their responses to the government proposals and no single service model will be satisfactory to everyone.
It's time to turn the tide
- Author:
- BARKER Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 18.11.98, 1998, pp.70-72.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The deepening crisis in acute patient psychiatric care services requires drastic action. Reports on what one example of nursing practice, the Tidal Model, has to offer.
Supervised aftercare for clients with mental health problems
- Author:
- SLINGER Philippa
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 22.10.97, 1997, pp.50-51.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on the need for sensitivity and insight on behalf of nursing staff, when supervising aftercare for people with severe mental illness under the Mental Health Act 1996.
The case for breaking through ageism in mental health care
- Author:
- ADAMS Trevor
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 20.3.96, 1996, pp.46-47.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Examines the recent policy in mental health nursing of refocusing care on people with severe and enduring mental health problems. It is argued that older people with severe and enduring mental illnesses such as dementia are excluded from this policy and that this amounts to a clear case of ageism. Various ways of addressing the problem of ageism in recent policy changes are explored.