BackgroundUnderstanding patient experiences of detention under mental health legislation
is crucial to efforts to reform policy and practice. AimsTo synthesise qualitative evidence on …

Nursing requires empathic engagement, within therapeutic relationships, to ensure the
delivery of compassionate care. Empathic engagement with people who have experienced …

Background A trusting physician-patient relationship is an essential component of high-
quality care. Objective To explore the relationship between the physician-patient …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Mental health nurses are affected by
interpersonal, practice‐related and organizational factors that can increase workplace stress …

Mental health nursing is acknowledged internationally as being a demanding profession;
however, little is known about the range of experience and complexity of workplace …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Empathy is one of the main attributes for
establishing the nurse–patient therapeutic relationship. Davis (1983) identified four …

Seclusion and restraint continue to be used across psychiatric inpatient and emergency
settings, despite calls for elimination and demonstrated efficacy of reduction initiatives. This …

Restraint in mental health care has negative consequences, and guidelines/policies calling
for its reduction have emerged internationally. However, there is tension between reducing …

Staff members' engagement with patients is a critical element of inpatient psychiatric care,
essential to safety, the hospitalization experience and the development of a culture of care …

Nurses play a central role in the delivery of quality mental health services. Desired qualities
of a mental health nurse, in particular therapeutic relationships, have been described in the …