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Disengagement of clients from mental health services

01 May 2011

Mental Health Practice

Feature

This article discusses findings from a literature review of the reasons why some people with severe and enduring mental illness disengage from mental health...

Assessing a six-month dialectical behaviour therapy skills-only group

10 May 2016

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

Background Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is recognised as a successful treatment for borderline personality disorder. There is a body of research suggesting it...

Monitoring physical health in patients with serious mental illness

10 February 2015

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

The average life expectancy of people with serious mental illness (SMI) is up to 25 years shorter than that of the general population. Whereas causes of death are...

Mental healthcare training needs of oncology nurses in Ireland

08 February 2017

Cancer Nursing Practice

Evidence & practice

Aim To investigate the self-reported mental healthcare training needs of oncology nurses in Ireland. Method An exploratory, quantitative descriptive study was...

Physical health screening for patients with severe mental illness

Mental Health Practice

evidence & practice

People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at risk of chronic physical health conditions. However, physical health screening for this patient cohort is rarely...

Challenges in accessing and interviewing participants with severe mental illness

22 June 2017

Nurse Researcher

Evidence & practice

Background Interviews are widely used in qualitative research to collect data. However, little has been written about interviewing people with severe mental illness...

Assessing cardiovascular risk in patients with severe mental illness

11 July 2012

Nursing Standard

CPD

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a term mainly used to describe disorders affecting the heart and/or the arteries and veins that are associated with atherosclerosis...

Physical health checks for people with severe mental illness

29 November 2013

Primary Health Care

Art & Science

Primary care practitioners are advised to provide annual physical health checks for people with severe mental illness. This article provides a guide for practice...

Training practice nurses to care for people with severe mental illness

25 March 2014

Primary Health Care

Art & Science

Practice nurses presently have little contact with people who have serious mental illness (SMI) but are skilled in providing care for individuals with long-term...