Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 – guidance on transfers between places of safety

   Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 – guidance on transfers between places of safety, Department of Health, 24th April 2008, Service Guidance
The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions)  Order 2008 – S.I. No. 2008/800 (C.39) – brings section 44 of the Mental Health Act [...]

Further evidence of an association between adolescent bipolar disorder with smoking and substance use disorders: A controlled study

Further evidence of an association between adolescent bipolar disorder with smoking and substance use disorders: A controlled study, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Volume 95, Issue 3, Pages 187-288 (1 June 2008)
Abstract:  Although previous work suggests that juvenile onset bipolar disorder increases risk for substance use disorders and cigarette smoking, the literature on the subject is [...]

British Journal of Nursing – Patients’ experience of privacy and dignity. Part 2: an empirical study

  Patients’ experience of privacy and dignity. Part 2: an empirical study
Juliet Whitehead, Herman Wheeler , British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 17, Iss. 7, 10 Apr 2008, pp 458 – 464
Abstract:  In May–June 2006, a self-report questionnaire was completed by 40 in-patients to assess their experience of privacy and dignity in hospital. The questionnaire comprised [...]

British Journal of Nursing – Patients’ experiences of privacy and dignity. Part 1: A literature review

  Patients’ experiences of privacy and dignity. Part 1: A literature review
Juliet Whitehead, Herman Wheeler,  British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 17, Iss. 6, 27 Mar 2008, pp 381 – 385
Abstract: This article reviews the literature on patients’ privacy and dignity and concludes that interest in the topic goes back to psychiatric patients in the 1960s, [...]