Elderly - NHS Choices story on whether limb length affects dementia risk

NHS Choices story on whether limb length affects dementia risk, NLH, May 2008
“Longer limbs ‘mean less risk of dementia’” reads the headline in The Guardian today. It goes on to report that a study in the US followed 2,798 people, with an average age of 72, over a period of five years. It found that [...]

Schizophrenia - Relationship-Based Support for Women Living with Serious Mental Illness

Relationship-Based Support for Women Living with Serious Mental Illness , Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Volume 29 Issue 5 May 2008 , pages 437 - 453
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Relationships are critical to a woman’s growth and development, yet when living with serious mental illness, developing and nurturing connections can be challenging. This qualitative study explored the nature [...]

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender People - Putting people first equality and diversity matters

Putting people first equality and diversity matters, March 2008, CSCI, Commission for Social Care Inspection
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Summary: Putting people first: Equality and Diversity Matters 1 - Providing appropriate services for lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender people. Whilst this bulletin is primarily written to assist social care service providers, it [...]

NURSES’ EXPERIENCES OF CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH A DUAL DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION AND ALCOHOL ABUSE IN A GENERAL PSYCHIATRIC SETTING

   NURSES’ EXPERIENCES OF CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH A DUAL DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION AND ALCOHOL ABUSE IN A GENERAL PSYCHIATRIC SETTING, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Volume 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1125 – 1140
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The aim of this study is to describe mental psychiatric health nurses’ experiences of caring for persons with the dual [...]