The national suicide prevention strategy for England: The reality of a national strategy for the nursing profession

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 641-650

  Anderson, M ^a,b   Jenkins, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b National Institute of Mental Health in England   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Nursing; Policy; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GOALS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE MEDICINE; SUICIDE;

EID: 33750744449     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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