Acute mental health nurses as therapists: A survey of the opinions of trainee nurse therapists and their patients in acute mental health provision

Getting psychosocial interventions into mental health nursing practice: a survey of skill use and perceived benefits to service users

“…Psychosocial interventions (PSI) are recommended therapies worldwide for persons with enduring mental illness (Jung & Newton 2009, National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) 2009) and as a skill set for modern mental health nursing practice (Crow et al 2010, Cusack & Killoury 2012). Yet, these interventions are underused in mental health nursing (Kuipers 2011, Mathers 2013. Internationally, PSI is understood as a broad suite of structured psychotherapeutic-based interventions underpinned by the stress-vulnerability model (SVM) and includes family interventions (FI) cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis (CBTp), case management and a variety of therapeutic techniques including engagement, assessment, use of outcome measures, medication adherence, coping strategies and relapse prevention work (Brooker & Brabban 2004, Gauntlett 2005, Sin & Scully 2008, Jung & Newton 2009, Mullen 2009).…”