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‘The Lighthouse Invites the Storm’ – Professional Regulation of Nursing in England and Wales – Under Threat [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper explores current issues related to the professional regulation of nursing in England and Wales and considers whether self-regulation is currently under threat.
Young, Andy
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Mental health law in Ghana

open access: yesBJPsych International, 2017
In 2012 Ghana passed a new Mental Health Act, which aimed to create a new system of mental healthcare in Ghana. The Act includes provisions for the creation of a modern, community-based mental health system and for the protection of the rights of persons
George Hudson Walker, Akwasi Osei
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Carers and Co-Production: Enabling Expertise through Experience? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Purpose To provide a brief overview of the literature to date which has focussed on co-production within mental healthcare in the UK, including service user and carer involvement and collaboration.
Bradley, Eleanor
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The Mental Capacity Act and mental healthcare in prison: opportunities and challenges [PDF]

open access: yesThe Psychiatrist, 2012
SummaryThe UK Mental Health Act 1983 does not apply in prison. The legal framework for the care and treatment of people with mental illness in prison is provided by the Mental Capacity Act 2005. We raise dilemmas about its use. We highlight how assessing best interests and defining harm involves making challenging judgements.
Sharon Davies, Claire Dimond
openaire   +1 more source

Mental health treatment and access for emerging adults in Canada: a systematic review

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionResearch into the mental healthcare of emerging adults (18–25) in Canada has been limited, despite this developmental period being widely considered a vulnerable time of life.
Jonah Kynan Murray, Sarah Knudson
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The Scope and Challenges for Accreditation of Quality Care in Mental Health – Perspectives from India

open access: yesJournal of Psychiatry Spectrum, 2022
Accreditation is usually a voluntary program and an essential step in ensuring quality in healthcare settings. Quality in health care and accreditation has gained importance over the last two decades worldwide.
Prashant Sahu   +5 more
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Research into practice : collaboration for leadership in applied health research and care (CLAHRC) for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire (NDL) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
To address the problem of translation from research-based evidence to routine healthcare practice, the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Lincolnshire (CLAHRC-NDL) was funded by the ...
Currie, Graeme   +3 more
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Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review

open access: yesHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2021
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are often stigmatised and discriminated against. This population is expected to experience poorer mental health outcomes compared with heterosexual and cis-gendered people, a phenomenon healthcare
Miriam M. Moagi   +3 more
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Economic evaluation of return-to-work interventions for mental disorder-related sickness absence: two years follow-up of a randomized clinical trial

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2022
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to (i) assess the long-term cost-effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a workplace dialog intervention (WDI), and ACT+WDI compared to treatment as usual (TAU) for common mental disorders and (ii ...
Anna Finnes   +6 more
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The role of policy and legislation in mental health care

open access: yesIndian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2021
The interface of policy and legislation is crucial in making quality mental health care accessible in an effective manner. Shortage of psychiatrists and other mental health personnel in India poses a huge challenge in delivering mental health care.
Shipra Gupta
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