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The risk process: focus on depression

01 September 1997

Mental Health Practice

RCN continuing education

AIM AND INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMESThis article aims to provide information and guidance to nurses on clinical risks in mental health, focusing on depression. It...

New drug treatments for schizophrenia: implications for mental health nursing

01 September 1997

Mental Health Practice

Clinical

Over the last decade, a new range of psychosocial interventions has emerged. This includes family and cognitive behavioural interventions for treating people with...

The truth about the Care Programme Approach

01 July 1998

Mental Health Practice

Clinical

For the past three years the Care Programme Approach (CPA) has dominated my waking life, not to mention my dreams. I work in BHB Community Health Care Trust which...

Special assignment

01 September 1997

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Erville Millar, the mental health nurse who is currently running Ashworth Hospital, likens his initial impression on being appointed as acting chief executive to...

Making his mark

01 September 1997

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Just two months after becoming the junior minister responsible for English mental health policy in the new Labour government, Paul Boateng was in a bullish mood when...

Editorial

01 July 1998

Mental Health Practice

Editorial

A 'salutory lesson' can be learned from the tragic events surrounding the deaths of dozens of infants with heart problems at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, a group of...

Botched move led to deaths, review panel concludes

01 September 1997

Mental Health Practice

News

A botched attempt to move a group of frail, elderly patients with dementia from a mental hospital to a private nursing home was linked to the early deaths of eight...

Early warning plan could 'increase pressure' on mental health nurses

01 September 1997

Mental Health Practice

News

Mental health staff will face rising work pressures if their non-specialist colleagues begin to spot people who might be susceptible to mental illnesses before acute...

Chinese people get 'raw deal' in mental health

01 September 1997

Mental Health Practice

News

The widespread belief among health care workers that Chinese people are 'difficult' clients means they often receive a raw deal from mental health services,...

Violence to nurses: prevalence and risk factors

01 March 1998

Mental Health Practice

RCN continuing education

This article provides a review of current knowledge on the problem of violence to nurses by patients and relatives. In particular, the article discusses the extent...