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The concept of space in the context of the therapeutic relationship

10 March 2009

Mental Health Practice

General

There has been a noticeable shift in the way in which therapeutic space is both conceived of and used in recent years. Where once individual sessions were...

Communication skills to improve clients’ experiences of hospital

07 November 2011

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

Staff face many challenges when caring for patients with a learning disability in a general hospital ward, and the author describes how clients’ confusion and...

Borderline personality disorder: aetiology, presentation and therapeutic relationship

01 November 2009

Mental Health Practice

Feature

About 10 per cent of adults in the community have a personality disorder; borderline personality disorder is the most common form of the condition in people who...

Therapeutic relationships in intellectual disability nursing practice

02 September 2015

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

The therapeutic relationship is an interpersonal affiliation between a nurse and a client. It is central to the growth of interdependent psychological, emotional,...

A collaborative formulation framework for service users with personality disorders

10 February 2015

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

Research about effective treatment for mental health service users with personality disorders points to the importance of trusting therapeutic relationships,...

Responsibilities in giving evidence to mental health tribunals

01 September 2013

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

Practitioners do not usually receive training on how to give evidence at mental health tribunals, but a nurse’s report to the tribunal needs to be full, accurate and...

Supervised community treatment brings changes to the nurse’s role

04 March 2010

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Supervised community treatment (SCT) was introduced in November 2008 under amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983. Although the purpose of SCT is to allow patients...

Therapeutic alliances in people with borderline personality disorder

10 October 2012

Mental Health Practice

Feature

A diagnosis of borderline personality disorder is problematic because the causes are unknown, categorisations unreliable and treatment outcomes unpredictable....

Revisit the forgotten art of letter writing

01 May 2013

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

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

Therapeutic communication and relationships in chronic and complex care

Nursing Standard

evidence & practice

As the population ages and the incidence of chronic diseases and lifestyle-related conditions rises, nurses are increasingly required to provide care for people with...

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