Panic disorder: Nature, assessment and treatment

Nigel Short, Neil J Kitchiner

Diary

Mental health liaison: A handbook for nurses and health professionals

Tony Gillam

Eating disorders and obesity

Debbie Murdock

Schizophrenia revealed: from neurons to social interactions

Geoff Brennan

All in the mind

Pauline Arksey

Email interview

Soft drug, hard facts

Prashant Phillips

Nature’s way

Tockwell-Villandry Anne

Dual diagnosis: developing the skill base

Anna Barnes, Morag Murray, Fay Ritchie, Margaret Jones

Fifty years ago, phenothiazines were hailed as revolutionising the treatment of mental illness and even linked to the ‘open door’ movement of uk hospitals. but, as liam clarke argues, this legendary status is ill founded

Liam Clarke

Improving care planning and communication

Andy Young

Overstepping the boundary

Jim Elder-Ennis

Alison Faulkner and Lesley warner respond:

Political correction

Peter Mullally

Effective treatment of personality disorder

Phil Barker responds

Coming out is act of courage

Veronica M Burton

In condemnation of C&R

Liam Clarke

Nurses need professional bodies

South african AIDS staff join nurse-led support group

Nurses want training in medication, study finds

News

Dr Malone prescribes rest for ‘jaded’ mental health nurses

Ian McMillan

News in brief

New inquiry launched in London

Older people ‘still missing out’ on good care

News

Global problems blighting adolescents’ lives, says who

Care of people with dual diagnosis uncoordinated

Ian McMillan

News in brief

Editorial

Ian McMillan