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Supervised community treatment brings changes to the nurse’s role

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Overcoming the difficulties of benchmarking in mental health

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A stellar success story

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Community art project for excluded teenagers

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Gauging service users’ expectations of inpatient care

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Hostile attitude increases risk of developing depression

Training in relapse prevention for bipolar disorder shows promise

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Mental health nursing: an evidence-based approach

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Seeing a new perspective

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The power of words

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The struggle goes on

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Lack of leadership threatens to scupper dementia initiative

Researchers question the effectiveness of training staff in breakaway techniques

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UK suicide rates are rising after downward trend over 20 years

Lack of leadership puts dementia strategy in jeopardy

Safety regulator fines charity £30,000 over killing of worker

Sound foundations to improve health

Call to improve care for ex-service personnel with mental illness

Watchdog highlights lack of progress for ethnic minorities

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