Background: Excess mortality among people with severe mental illness (SMI) is largely
attributed to co-morbid physical illness. Improving the physical health of this population is …

PURPOSE: This paper examines the findings from an exit interview with a cardiometabolic
health nurse (CHN) following a 26-week trial. DESIGN AND METHODS: The CHN …

In the current economic environment and era of health care finance reform, mental health
budgets have faced cutbacks across the nation, and they may face even deeper reductions …

Case description Withdrawal of treatment is a common practice in critical care settings,
perticularly when treatment is considered futile. The case study demonstrates an ethical …

People with serious mental illness (SMI) are more likely to experience severe health
conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and stroke, and are likely to …

Objective: People with a life-limiting physical illness experience high rates of significant
psychological and psychiatric morbidity. Nevertheless, psychiatrists often report feeling ill …

Introduction The return of restraint in psychiatry raises many ethical issues for caregivers.
However their experience is little explored in literature. Objectives Our objective was to study …

Aims-This study aimed to explore psychiatric patients' experiences of involuntary admission
and treatment by reviewing qualitative studies. Method-Qualitative studies investigating …

Background: In order to fully understand nurses' ethical decision-making in cases of physical
restraint in acute older people care, contextual influences on the process of decision-making …

Aims and objectives To explore nurses' views of their role in the screening and monitoring of
the physical care needs of people with serious mental illness in a mental health service …