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A new national framework for mental health

25 August 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

ONE OF the criticisms that has been consistently levelled against the policies initiated by this government is that they are simply repackaged versions of strategies...

Primary mental health care: whose role is it anyway?

15 November 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Nursing, in common with all healthcare disciplines, has had to respond to major developments in the wider context of health care. Shifts in government policy,...

Appropriate referral to assertive outreach teams

10 February 2009

Mental Health Practice

General

When the government made the decision to set up assertive outreach teams (AOTs) nationwide, the decision was based on a well-established evidence base (Stein and...

Incorporating adult placement in assertive outreach services

01 December 2007

Mental Health Practice

General

In 2005, some colleagues and I (Williams et al 2005) wrote a case study article on the use of an adult placement (AP) scheme provided for assertive outreach (AO)...

Using cognitive behavioural therapy to treat common mental health problems in primary care

01 June 2007

Mental Health Practice

General

The National Service Framework for Mental Health (NSF) (Department of Health (DH) 1999), which sets the current agenda for mental health in England, reveals that...

Role of the community nurse in caring for people with depression

19 May 1999

Nursing Standard

CPD

Depression is often seen as a defect of character, rather than a disorder which can be treated. Elizabeth Armstrong outlines how nurses working in primary care can...

Mental health and spiritual care

13 November 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background Achieving holistic care is an important goal for nurses. While much is made of the bio-psychosocial model of holistic care, reflecting the allopathic bias...

Assertive outreach: development of a working model

20 February 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article outlines the development of an assertive outreach team at Tees and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust for people with severe and enduring mental health...

Substance misuse and serious mental illness: spiritual care

24 September 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background People with a dual diagnosis of serious mental illness and substance misuse may be difficult to treat. This article explores how spirituality can be...