An overview of swearing and its impact on mental health nursing practice: Feature Article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-214

  Stone, Teresa E ^a,c   Hazelton, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Hunter New England Mental Health   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Dialectical behaviour therapy; Language; Swearing; Therapeutic relationship; Verbal behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AUSTRALIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TABOO; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING; TABOO; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 43149086416     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00532.x     Document Type: Review

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