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Reaping the rewards of better fitness

10 February 2009

Mental Health Practice

General

The physical health problems of long-stay patients in psychiatric hospitals, including obesity and diabetes, have often been described. They reflect lifestyle,...

Assessment of the side effects of antipsychotic medication

15 June 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Antipsychotic medication is the first-line treatment for people with psychosis in the State Hospital, Carstairs: Scotland’s only high-security forensic...

Nursing observations in a medium secure unit: a review of practice

01 November 2003

Mental Health Practice

Observation

A report from the Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (SNMAC) (1999) defines nursing observation as follows: ‘Regarding the patient attentively while...

Dealing with the danger signs

10 December 2008

Mental Health Practice

General

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) defines a personality disorder (PD) as ‘an enduring pattern of inner experience and behaviour that...

‘Give us something to do’: reflections on running a group therapy programme

09 December 2016

Mental Health Practice

Evidence & practice

People on psychiatric wards often report feeling bored, and say that they would like access to therapy groups on the ward to help aid their recovery. However, there...

07 March 2024 / Vol 27 issue 2

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