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Research topics include smoking cessation treatments for those suffering from a mental illness, nurse-patient interaction with those suffering an acute exacerbation of psychosis, recovery from such acute exacerbations, and the systematic ways for nurses to monitor inpatients’ mental states.
However most research in the Section currently focuses on how to reduce rates of conflict and containment on acute wards. By conflict we mean those things that threaten patient and staff safety, such as aggression, rule breaking, drug/alcohol use, absconding, medication refusal, self-harm/suicide etc. By containment we mean those things the staff do to prevent these things occurring, or reduce the amount of harm that occurs, such as giving extra medication, intermittent observation, constant observation, show of force, manual restraint, coerced injections of medication, seclusion, time out, locking of the ward door, and other security policies. We aim to deliver a way to reduce conflict and containment, whilst keeping everybody safer. To do this we also hope to make wards a more therapeutic and supportive environment to be in.
The Section also develops, delivers and evaluates clinical short courses, specifically designed to enhance the knowledge, attitudes and skills of mental health nurses and allied professionals working with people with mental health problems. They currently include:
Dual Diagnosis in Adult Mental Health Settings for working effectively with adults who have co morbid mental helath and substance misuse issues.
Dual Diagnosis in CAMHS settings for working effectively with young people who have co morbid mentalhealth and substance misuse issues.
Dual Diagnosis in Older Adult settings for working effeftively with older adults who have co morbid mental helath and substance use issues.
Enhanced Skills for Inpatient Mental Health Professionals enables participants to apply a range of evidence-based skills and to work collaboratively with inpatients.
Medication Management for Psychosis enables participants to work collaboratively with service users to improve the experience of taking antipsychotic medicine.
The Section has been making a significant contribution to mental health nursing practice for many years. We anticipate many new developments in research and teaching in the future, as we work together to make a significant and beneficial contribution to nursing practice locally, nationally and internationally.
The section is led by Professor Len Bowers
Section of Mental Health Nursing, PO30
Health Service and Population Research Department
David Goldberg Centre
Institute of Psychiatry
De Crespigny Park
London SE5 8AF
Administration: Catherine Beaufort
Catherine.beaufort@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Phone: 020 7848 0139
Fax: 020 7848 0458
Section of Mental Health Nursing
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There are more mental health nurses than any other profession working in mental health services today. They work in all different types of service areas and make a vital contribution to providing care to service users. The Section of Mental Health Nursing aims to strengthen mental health nursing practice in order to improve the health of service users and their experience of services.Research topics include smoking cessation treatments for those suffering from a mental illness, nurse-patient interaction with those suffering an acute exacerbation of psychosis, recovery from such acute exacerbations, and the systematic ways for nurses to monitor inpatients’ mental states.
However most research in the Section currently focuses on how to reduce rates of conflict and containment on acute wards. By conflict we mean those things that threaten patient and staff safety, such as aggression, rule breaking, drug/alcohol use, absconding, medication refusal, self-harm/suicide etc. By containment we mean those things the staff do to prevent these things occurring, or reduce the amount of harm that occurs, such as giving extra medication, intermittent observation, constant observation, show of force, manual restraint, coerced injections of medication, seclusion, time out, locking of the ward door, and other security policies. We aim to deliver a way to reduce conflict and containment, whilst keeping everybody safer. To do this we also hope to make wards a more therapeutic and supportive environment to be in.
The Section also develops, delivers and evaluates clinical short courses, specifically designed to enhance the knowledge, attitudes and skills of mental health nurses and allied professionals working with people with mental health problems. They currently include:
Dual Diagnosis in Adult Mental Health Settings for working effectively with adults who have co morbid mental helath and substance misuse issues.
Dual Diagnosis in CAMHS settings for working effectively with young people who have co morbid mentalhealth and substance misuse issues.
Dual Diagnosis in Older Adult settings for working effeftively with older adults who have co morbid mental helath and substance use issues.
Enhanced Skills for Inpatient Mental Health Professionals enables participants to apply a range of evidence-based skills and to work collaboratively with inpatients.
Medication Management for Psychosis enables participants to work collaboratively with service users to improve the experience of taking antipsychotic medicine.
The Section has been making a significant contribution to mental health nursing practice for many years. We anticipate many new developments in research and teaching in the future, as we work together to make a significant and beneficial contribution to nursing practice locally, nationally and internationally.
The section is led by Professor Len Bowers
Section of Mental Health Nursing, PO30
Health Service and Population Research Department
David Goldberg Centre
Institute of Psychiatry
De Crespigny Park
London SE5 8AF
Administration: Catherine Beaufort
Catherine.beaufort@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Phone: 020 7848 0139
Fax: 020 7848 0458
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