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CPN Review Report 2017 - 2019
This 2017-2019 report charts CPN's progress, as we build scholarly capacity among our nursing and consumer academics and collaboration with mental health services.
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Recovery Library
An online repository of tools, case studies, reflection and research in support of recovery-oriented practice
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Mental Health Nursing Workshops
A program of one-day workshops designed to upskill nurses in line with current practice innovations, challenges and policy directions.
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Graduate Nurses
Tips for applying for Graduate Mental Health Nurse Programs in Victoria.
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Co-production: Putting principles into practice into mental health contexts
This resource seeks to explain what co-production is, how it is imporant, how it is different to other participatory approaches, and specific considerations for mental health
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Consumer Perspectivce Supervision: A framework for supporting the consumer workforce
The Consumer Perspective Spervision project is a consumer-led, co-produced project supported through a partnership.
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Lived Wisdom on Panic and Worry (COVID-19 Blog Series)
CMHN Director Bridget Hamilton discusses the CMHN's Little Bag of Calm project to support in acute mental health wards during COVID-19
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The Collab
Showcasing the specialist practice of mental health nursing, and its contribution to better outcomes for mental health consumers
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RPN 4/5 Educators Forum
A space for Victoria’s clinical educators to network, share knowledge, engage with and provide feedback on current priorities in policy and practice development.
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Partner organisations
The CentreMHN works in collaborative partnerships with state government, industry bodies, research partners and area mental health services.
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Perceptions of Dangerousness
We hope to find new ways for the mental health system to think about violence, aggression and danger which promote equity and safety for both consumers and nurses.
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Evaluating Safewards Victoria
Safewards is a clinical model and intervention developed in the UK that seeks to reduce conflict and the use of seclusion and other restrictive interventions in acute inpatient psychiatric wards. Since 2014, researchers at the CPN have lead the evaluation of the Victorian government funded implementation of Safewards in the state of Victoria. The implementation of Safewards in Victoria is the most substantial and systematic in the world to date.
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Experiences of Engagement
PhD candidate Ms Rachel Tindall is conducting a qualitative longitudinal study of the experience of engagement in early psychosis services, for young people, carers and case managers.
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Views on seclusion and restraint, and ways to reduce their use
In this study, a large interdisciplinary team explored Australian views about a range of restrictive practices (seclusion, mechanical restraint, physical restraint, chemical restraint and emotional restraint), using a mixed methods approach funded by the National Mental Health Commission.
2020
Fletcher, J., Reece, J., Kinner, S. A., Brophy, L. and Hamilton, B 2020, 'Safewards Training in Victoria, Australia: A Descriptive Analysis of Two Training Methods and Subsequent Implementation.,' Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, vol.58, no.12, pp. 32-42. doi:10.3928/02793695-20201013-08
Haysom, Z., McKibbin, G., Shlonsky, A. and Hamilton, B 2020, 'Changing considerations of matching foster carers and children: A scoping review of the research and evidence,' Children and Youth Services Review, vol.118 pp. 19-. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105409
Hayes, C., Simmons, M., Palmer, V. J., Hamilton, B., Simons, C. and Hopwood, M 2020, 'A profile of adolescents admitted to a private inpatient unit and mental health outcomes,' Australasian Psychiatry, vol.28, no.5, pp. 563-567. doi:10.1177/1039856219875068
Kao, C., Aranda, S., Krishnasamy, M. and Hamilton, B 2020, 'Development and testing of a guideline document to provide essential information for patient decision making regarding cancer clinical trials,' European Journal of Cancer Care, vol.29, no.5, pp. 14-. doi:10.1111/ecc.13236
Tindall, R., Simmons, M., Allott, K. and Hamilton, B 2020, 'Disengagement Processes Within an Early Intervention Service for First-Episode Psychosis: A Longitudinal, Qualitative, Multi-Perspective Study,' Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol.11 pp. 12-. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00565
Daya, I., Maylea, C., Raven, M., Hamilton, B. and Jureidini, J 2020, 'Defensive rhetoric in psychiatry: an obstacle to health and human rights,' The Lancet Psychiatry, vol.7, no.3, pp. 231-231. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30534-6
Hayes, C., Simmons, M., Palmer, V. J., Hamilton, B., Simons, C. and Hopwood, M 2020, 'Experiences of an adolescent inpatient model of care: Adolescent and caregiver perspectives,' Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, vol.33, no.3, pp. 109-124. doi:10.1111/jcap.12266
Galvin, K. L., Featherston, R. J., Downie, L. E., Vogel, A. P., Hamilton, B., Granger, C. and Shlonsky, A 2020, 'A Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce the Effects of Cognitive Biases in the Decision-Making of Audiologists,' Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, vol.31, no.2, pp. 158-165. doi:10.3766/jaaa.18096
Scholz, B., Happell, B., Gordon, S., Warner, T., Roper, C., Ellis, P., Waks, S. and Platania-Phung, C 2020, ''People Just Need to Try It to Be Converted!': A Picture of Consumer Mental Health Research in Australia and New Zealand,' Issues in Mental Health Nursing, pp. 7-. doi:10.1080/01612840.2020.1795763
Happell, B., Gordon, S., Roper, C., Scholz, B., Ellis, P., Waks, S., Warner, T. and Platania-Phung, C 2020, ''It is always worth the extra effort': Organizational structures and barriers to collaboration with consumers in mental health research: Perspectives of non-consumer researcher allies,' International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol.29, no.6, pp. 1168-1180. doi:10.1111/inm.12757
Happell, B., Gordon, S., Roper, C., Ellis, P., Waks, S., Warner, T., Scholz, B. and Platania-Phung, C 2020, 'Establishing an expert mental health consumer research group: Perspectives of nonconsumer researchers,' Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, pp. 10-. doi:10.1111/ppc.12520
Gooding, P., McSherry, B. and Roper, C 2020, 'Preventing and reducing 'coercion' in mental health services: an international scoping review of English-language studies,' Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, vol.142, no.1, pp. 27-39. doi:10.1111/acps.13152
Brophy, L., Roper, C. and Grant, K 2019, 'Risk factors for involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation,' The Lancet Psychiatry, vol.6, no.12, pp. 974-975. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30442-0
2019
Fletcher, J., Brophy, L., Killaspy, H., Ennals, P., Hamilton, B., Collister, L. & Harvey, C. (2019). Prevention and Recovery Care Services in Australia: Describing the Role and Function of Sub-Acute Recovery-Based Residential Mental Health Services in Victoria. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 735. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00735
Tindall, R., Allott, K., Simmons, M., Roberts, W. & Hamilton, B. (2019). The missing voice of engagement: an exploratory study from the perspectives of case-managers at an early intervention service for first-episode psychosis. BMC Psychiatry, 19(1), 312. doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2315-0
Daya, I., Hamilton, B. & Roper, C. (2019). Authentic engagement: A conceptual model for welcoming diverse and challenging consumer and survivor views in mental health research, policy, and practice. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. doi: 10.1111/inm.12653
Hayes, C., Simmons, M., Palmer, V., Hamilton, B., Simons, C. & Hopwood, M. (2019). A profile of adolescents admitted to a private inpatient unit and mental health outcomes. Australasian Psychiatry, 1039856219875068. doi: 10.1177/1039856219875068
Hayes, C., Simmons, M., Palmer, V., Hamilton, B., Simons, C. & Hopwood, M. (2019). The unheard voice of the clinician: Perspectives on the key features of an adolescent inpatient model of care. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing. doi: 10.1111/jcap.12242
Fletcher, J., Hamilton, B., Kinner, S. & Brophy, L. (2019). Safewards Impact in Inpatient Mental Health Units in Victoria, Australia: Staff Perspectives. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 462. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00462
Fletcher, J., Buchanan-Hagen, S., Brophy, L., Kinner, S. & Hamilton, B. (2019). Consumer Perspectives of Safewards Impact in Acute Inpatient Mental Health Wards in Victoria, Australia. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 461. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00461
Kao, C., Hamilton, B., Lin, Y. & Hu, W. (2019). Ward-Based Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Clinical Trials: A Survey Study in Taiwan. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 51(4), 489. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12484
Harvey, C., Brophy, L., Tibble, H., Killaspy, H., Spittal, M., Hamilton, B. & Fletcher, J. (2019). Prevention and Recovery Care Services in Australia: Developing a State-Wide Typology of a Subacute Residential Mental Health Service Model. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 383. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00383
Hayes, C., Palmer, V., Simmons, M., Hamilton, B., Simons, C. & Hopwood, M. (2019). Protocol for a prospective, longitudinal mixed-methods case study: supporting a Model of Care for Healthier Adolescents (The MoCHA study). BMJ Open, 9(2), e025098. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025098
Hayes, C., Palmer, V., Hamilton, B., Simons, C., & Hopwood, M. (2019). What nonpharmacological therapeutic interventions are provided to adolescents admitted to general mental health inpatient units? A descriptive review. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 28(3), 671-686. doi:10.1111/inm.12575
Featherston, R., Shlonsky, A., Lewis, C., Luong, M., Downie, L., Vogel, A., Granger, C., Hamilton, B. and Galvin, K 2019, 'Interventions to Mitigate Bias in Social Work Decision-Making: A Systematic Review,' RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE, vol.29, no.7, pp. 741-752. doi:10.1177/1049731518819160
Kennedy, H., Roper, C., Randall, R., Pintado, D., Buchanan-Hagen, S. & Fletcher, J. (2019). Consumer recommendations for enhancing the Safewards model and interventions. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 28(2), 616. doi: 10.1111/inm.12570
Fletcher, J., Hamilton, B., Kinner, S., Sutherland, G., King, K., Tellez, J. & Brophy, L. (2019). Working towards least restrictive environments in acute mental health wards in the context of locked door policy and practice. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 28(2), 538. doi: 10.1111/inm.12559
Brophy, L & Roper, C., & Grant, K. (2019). Risk factors for involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation. The lancet. Psychiatry. 6. 974-975. 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30442-0.
Roper, C. (2019). Health and safety for spirit seers, telepaths and visionaries. Psychosis, 379. doi: 10.1080/17522439.2019.1652844
Scholz, B., Platania-Phung, C., Gordon, S., Ellis, P., Roper, C. & Bocking, J. (2019). Very useful, but do carefully: Mental health researcher views on establishing a Mental Health Expert Consumer Researcher Group. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 26(9-10), 358. doi: 10.1111/jpm.12547
Scholz, B., Gordon, S., Bocking, J., Liggins, J., Ellis, P., Roper, C. & Happell, B. (2019). ‘There’s just no flexibility’: How space and time impact mental health consumer research. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 28(4), 899. doi: 10.1111/inm.12589
Juntanamalaga, P., Scholz, B., Roper, C. & Happell, B. (2019). ‘They can’t empower us’: The role of allies in the consumer movement. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 28(4), 857. doi: 10.1111/inm.12585
Scholz, B., Roper, C., Juntanamalaga, P. & Happell, B. (2019). Understanding the Role of Allies in Systemic Consumer Empowerment: A Literature Review. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 40(4), 354. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1553004
Happell, B., Gordon, S., Bocking, J., Ellis, P., Roper, C., Liggins, J. & Platania-Phung, C. (2019). “Chipping away”: non-consumer researcher perspectives on barriers to collaborating with consumers in mental health research. Journal of Mental Health, 28(1), 49. doi: 10.1080/09638237.2018.1466051
Roper, C., (2019), Ethical peril, violence and “dirty hands” – ethical consequences of mental health laws, Special issue, Disordering Social Inclusion, Ethics, Critiques, Collaborations, Futurities, Journal of Ethics in Mental Health
Gerdtz, M., Kapp, S., Michael, E., Prematunga, R., Virtue, E. & Knott, J. (2019). An evaluation of the use of management care plans for people who frequently attend the emergency department. Australasian Emergency Care, 22(4), 229. doi: 10.1016/j.auec.2019.08.001
Hamilton, B., Kelly, T., Prematunga, R. & Peckham, H. (2019). Interdisciplinary networking among emerging leaders to achieve change: mixed methods evaluation of a Victorian initiative. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 28, 21.
Kapp, S., Gerdtz, M., Gefen, A., Prematunga, R. & Santamaria, N. (2019). An observational study of the maintenance of the 30 degrees side-lying lateral tilt position among aged care residents at risk of developing pressure injuries when using the standard care pillow and a purpose-designed positioning device. International Wound Journal, 16(5), 1080. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13142
Edan, V., Brophy, L, Weller, P, Fossey, E and Meadows, G (2019) ‘The experience of the use of Community Treatment Orders following recovery-oriented practice training’, International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, vol. 64, pp. 178-183.
Meadows, G., Brophy, L., Shawyer, F., Enticott, JC., Fossey, E., Thornton, CD., Weller, PJ., Wilson-Evered, E., Edan, V., Slade, M. (2019). REFOCUS-PULSAR recovery-oriented practice training in specialist mental health care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 6(2), 103-114.
2018
Kao, C., Aranda, S., Krishnasamy, M. & Hamilton, B. (2018). Identifying essential information to support patient decision-making regarding participation in cancer clinical trials: A Delphi study. European Journal of Cancer Care, 27(6), e12954. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12954
Fletcher, J., Hamilton, B., Kinner, S., Sutherland, G., King, K., Tellez, J. & Brophy, L. (2018). Key stakeholder views: Least restrictive environments in the context of the Queensland locked door policy. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27, 13.
Fletcher, J. and Hamilton, B 2018, 'The impact of Safewards training and subsequent implementation into practice in Victoria,' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, vol.27 pp. 12-13.
Hopkins, F., Hamilton, B. & Fairest, K. (2018). Evaluating action learning sets with postgraduate mental health nurses: A qualitative study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27, 21.
Tindall, R., Simmons, M., Allott, K. & Hamilton, B. (2018). Essential ingredients of engagement when working alongside people after their first episode of psychosis: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 12(5), 784. doi: 10.1111/eip.12566
Bosanac, P., Hamilton, B., Lucak, J. & Castle, D. (2018). Identity challenges and ‘burden of normality’ after DBS for severe OCD: a narrative case study. BMC Psychiatry, 18, 186. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1771-2
Featherston, R., Shlonsky, A., Lewis, C., Luong, M., Downie, L., Vogel, A., Granger, C., Hamilton, B. and Galvin, K. (2019) ‘Interventions to Mitigate Bias in Social Work Decision-Making: A Systematic Review’, Research on Social Work Practice, 29(7). doi: 10.1177/1049731518819160
Kelly, T., Hamilton, B., Lawn, S. and Sundram, S 2018, 'Every heart matters: A call for a radical wholehearted approach to addressing cardiovascular inequalities.,' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, vol.27 pp. 25-26.
Tindall, R., Allott, K., Simmons, M., Roberts, W. & Hamilton, B. (2018). Engagement at entry to an early intervention service for first episode psychosis: an exploratory study of young people and caregivers. Psychosis, 10(3), 175. doi: 10.1080/17522439.2018.1502341
Happell, B., Gordon, S., Bocking, J., Ellis, P., Roper, C., Liggins, J. & Scholz, B. (2018). Mental Health Researchers’ Views About Service User Research: A Literature Review. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 39(12), 1010. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1475524
Happell, B., Scholz, B., Gordon, S., Bocking, J., Ellis, P., Roper, C. & Platania-Phung, C. (2018). “I don’t think we’ve quite got there yet”: The experience of allyship for mental health consumer researchers. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 25(8), 453. doi: 10.1111/jpm.12476
Happell, B., Gordon, S., Bocking, J., Ellis, P., Roper, C., Liggins, J. & Scholz, B. (2018). How did I not see that? Perspectives of nonconsumer mental health researchers on the benefits of collaborative research with consumers. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(4), 1230. doi: 10.1111/inm.12453
Roper, C., (2018). Capacity does not reside in me, In (Eds) C. Spivakovsky, K., Seear and A., Carter, Critical Perspectives on Coercive Interventions: Law, Medicine and Society. Routledge pp 85-97
Roper, C., and Gooding, P. (2018). This is Not a Story: From Ethical Loneliness to Respect for Diverse Ways of Knowing, Thinking and Being, Global Perspectives On Legal Capacity Reform: Our Voices, Our Stories, Routledge pp154-164
Happell, B., Gordon, S., Bocking, J., Ellis, P., Roper, C., Liggins, J. & Platania-Phung, C. (2018). Turning the Tables: Power Relations Between Consumer Researchers and Other Mental Health Researchers. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 39(8), 633. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1445328
Fava, N., O’Bree, B., Randall, R., Kennedy, H., Olsen, J., Matenson, E., Fitzpatrick, S. and Simmons, M. (2018) ‘Youth peer work: Building a strong and supported youth peer workforce’
2017
Penno, S., Hamilton, B. and Petrakis, M. (2017) ‘Early Intervention in Psychosis: Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) Outcomes From a Five-Year Prospective Study’, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 31(6). doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2017.07.003
Buus, N., Hoeck, B. and Hamilton, B. (2017) ‘Nurses’ shift reports: a systematic literature search and critical review of qualitative field studies’, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(19-20). doi: 10.1111/jocn.13655
Fletcher, J., Spittal, M., Brophy, L., Tibble, H., Kinner, S., Elsom, S. and Hamilton, B. (2017) ‘Outcomes of the Victorian Safewards trial in 13 wards: Impact on seclusion rates and fidelity measurement’, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 26(5). doi: 10.1111/inm.12380
Kinner, S., Harvey, C., Hamilton, B., Brophy, L., Roper, C. & McSherry, B. (2017). Attitudes towards seclusion and restraint in mental health settings: findings from a large, community-based survey of consumers, carers and mental health professionals. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 26(5), 535. doi: 10.1017/S2045796016000585
McKibbin, G., Humphreys, C. & Hamilton, B. (2017). “Talking about child sexual abuse would have helped me”: Young people who sexually abused reflect on preventing harmful sexual behavior. Child Abuse & Neglect, 70, 210. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.06.017
Hew-Butler, T., Hamilton, R., Hamilton, B. and Colesa, Z. (2017) ‘Special Communication of a Case of Hypovolemic-Associated EAH: Lessons Learned During Recovery’, Current Sports Medicine Reports, 16(4). doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000380
Kao, C., Aranda, S., Krishnasamy, M. & Hamilton, B. (2017). Interventions to improve patient understanding of cancer clinical trial participation: a systematic review. European Journal of Cancer Care, 26(2), e12424. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12424
McSherry, B., Brophy, L., Roper, C., Tellez, J. & Hamilton, B. (2017). Reducing Seclusion and Restraint: Hearing from Consumers and their Supporters. The Health Advocate, April, 34.
Sands, N., Elsom, S., Corbett, R., Keppich-Arnold, S., Prematunga, R. & Berk, M. (2017). Predictors for clinical deterioration of mental state in patients assessed by telephone-based mental health triage. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 26(3), 226. doi: 10.1111/inm.12267
Corbett, R., Elsom, S., Sands, N. & Prematunga, R. (2017). An exploratory investigation of sexual health screening in the first 12 weeks of case management in populations with severe mental illness. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 26(2), 160. doi: 10.1111/inm.12257
Rao, S., Broadbear, J.H., Thompson, K., Correia, A., Preston, M., Katz, P., and Trett, R.W. (2017). Evaluation of a novel risk assessment method for self-harm associated with Borderline Personality Disorder. Australasian Psychiatry 25(5), 1-6. DOI: 10.1177/1039856217707390
Shawyer,F., Enticott, J.E., Brophy, L., Bruxner, A.,Fossey, E., Inder, B., Julian,J., Kakuma, R., Weller, P.J., Wilson-Evered, E., Edan, V., Slade, M., and Meadows, G. (2017) The PULSAR specialist care protocol: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial of a training intervention for community mental health teams in recovery-oriented practice. BMC Psychiatry (2017) 17:172
2016
McKibbin, G., Humphreys, C. and Hamilton, B 2016, 'Prevention-enhancing interactions: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children,' Health & Social Care in the Community, vol.24, no.6, pp. 657-671. doi:10.1111/hsc.12260
Tindall, R., Allott, K., Simmons, M. and Hamilton, B 2016, 'Essential ingredients of engagement with community mental health services: A qualitative meta-synthesis,' EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY, vol.10 pp. 195-195.
Tse, S., Tsoi, E. W., Hamilton, B., O'Hagan, M., Shepherd, G., Slade, M., Whitley, R. and Petrakis, M 2016, 'Uses of strength-based interventions for people with serious mental illness: A critical review,' International Journal of Social Psychiatry, vol.62, no.3, pp. 281-291. doi:10.1177/0020764015623970
Lima, S., Newall, F., Jordan, H. L., Hamilton, B. and Kinney, S 2016, 'Development of competence in the first year of graduate nursing practice: a longitudinal study,' Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol.72, no.4, pp. 878-888. doi:10.1111/jan.12874
Lima, S., Jordan, H. L., Kinney, S., Hamilton, B. and Newall, F 2016, 'Empirical evolution of a framework that supports the development of nursing competence,' Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol.72, no.4, pp. 889-899. doi:10.1111/jan.12872
Buus, N. and Hamilton, B. E 2016, 'Social science and linguistic text analysis of nurses' records: a systematic review and critique,' Nursing Inquiry, vol.23, no.1, pp. 64-77. doi:10.1111/nin.12106
Brophy, L. M., Roper, C. E., Hamilton, B. E., Tellez, J. J. and McSherry, B. M 2016, 'Consumers and their supporters' perspectives on poor practice and the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health settings: results from Australian focus groups,' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, vol.10 pp. 10-. doi:10.1186/s13033-016-0038-x
Goh, A. M., Westphal, A., Daws, T., Gascoigne-Cohen, S., Hamilton, B. and Lautenschlager, N. T 2016, 'A retrospective study of medical comorbidities in psychogeriatric patients,' Psychogeriatrics, vol.16, no.1, pp. 12-19. doi:10.1111/psyg.12111
Hamilton, B, Fletcher, J, Sands, N, Roper, C, and Elsom, S 2016. "Safewards Victorian Trial Final Evaluation Report."
Brophy, L. M., Roper, C. E., Hamilton, B. E., Tellez, J. J. and McSherry, B. M 2016, 'Consumers' and their supporters' perspectives on barriers and strategies to reducing seclusion and restraint in mental health settings,' Australian Health Review, vol.40, no.6, pp. 599-604. doi:10.1071/AH15128
REIFELS, L., Hamilton, B., Roper, C., Eden, V., Fletcher, J. and Brophy, L 2016, . "Independent Mental Health Advocacy Service: Program Theory & Logic and the Monitoring & Evaluation Framework".
Tonso, M. A., Prematunga, R. K., Norris, S. J., Williams, L., Sands, N. and Elsom, S. J 2016, 'Workplace Violence in Mental Health: A Victorian Mental Health Workforce Survey,' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, vol.25, no.5, pp. 444-451. doi:10.1111/inm.12232
Sands, N., Elsom, S., Colgate, R., Haylor, H. and Prematunga, R 2016, 'Development and interrater reliability of the UK Mental Health Triage Scale,' International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol.25, no.4, pp. 330-336. doi:10.1111/inm.12197
2015
Kelly, T., Sundram, S., Lawn, S. and Hamilton, B 2015, 'Cardiovascular health up close and personal: A study protocol,' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, vol.24 pp. 27-27.
Tindall, R., Francey, S. and Hamilton, B 2015, 'Factors influencing engagement with case managers: Perspectives of young people with a diagnosis of first episode psychosis,' International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol.24, no.4, pp. 295-303. doi:10.1111/inm.12133
Hamilton, B. E 2015, 'Madness made me: A memoir,' Psychosis, vol.7, no.3, pp. 288-290. doi:10.1080/17522439.2015.1040443
Bosanac, P., Hamilton, B., Beatson, J., Trett, R., Rao, S., Mancuso, S. and Castle, D 2015, 'Mentalization-based intervention to recurrent acute presentations and self-harm in a community mental health service setting,' Australasian Psychiatry, vol.23, no.3, pp. 277-281. doi:10.1177/1039856215586148
Lima, S., Newall, F., Kinney, S., Jordan, H. and Hamilton, B 2015, 'Commentary: Relevance of competence and competencies to nursing.,' Journal of Advanced Nursing (Interactive), .
McKibbin, G., Duncan, R., Hamilton, B., HUMPHREYS, C. and Kellett, C 2015, 'The intersectional turn in feminist theory: A response to Carbin and Edenheim (2013),' European Journal of Women's Studies, vol.22, no.1, pp. 99-103. doi:10.1177/1350506814539445
Roper, C., McSherry, B. and Brophy, L 2015, 'DEFINING SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT: LEGAL AND POLICY DEFINITIONS VERSUS CONSUMER AND CARER PERSPECTIVES.,' Journal of Law and Medicine, vol.23, no.2, pp. 297-302.
Tarrant, B., Roper, C. and Grey, F 2015, ''Which of the following are true?' Consumer-led content and assessment in entry-to-practice mental-health subjects,' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, vol.24 pp. 43-44.
Roper, C., McSherry, B. and Brophy, L 2015, 'Legal issues: DEFINING SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT: LEGAL AND POLICY DEFINITIONS VERSUS CONSUMER AND CARER PERSPECTIVES,' JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE, vol.23, no.2, pp. 297-302.
Williams, E., Sands, N., Elsom, S. and Prematunga, R. K 2015, 'Mental health consumers' perceptions of quality of life and mental health care,' Nursing and Health Sciences, vol.17, no.3, pp. 299-306. doi:10.1111/nhs.12189
Daniel, C., Gerdtz, M., Elsom, S., Knott, J., Prematunga, R. and Virtue, E 2015, 'Feasibility and need for violence risk screening at triage: an exploration of clinical processes and public perceptions in one Australian emergency department,' Emergency Medicine Journal, vol.32, no.6, pp. 457-462. doi:10.1136/emermed-2013-202979
Daya, I 2015, 'I am the person of whom you speak,' Psychosis, vol.7, no.4, pp. 359-365. doi:10.1080/17522439.2015.1105283
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Our mission
The CMHN seeks to advance the practice of mental health nursing in Victoria through research, education, engagement & consultation.
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Where to find us, and how to contact us for general enquiries or specific expertise.
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