Mental Health Liaison Nursing, Taking a Capacity Building Approach

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 286-293

  Brunero, Scott ^a   Lamont, Scott ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Consultation liaison; Liaison; Mental health liaison; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77957223979     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00266.x     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Appleby L, Moriss R, Gask L, Roland M. An educational intervention for front-line health professionals in the assessment and management of suicidal consumers (The STORM Project). Psychological Medicine 2000, 30:805-812.
2. Ballard E D, Pao M, Horowitz L, Lee L M, Henderson D K, Rosenstein D L. Aftermath of suicide in the hospital: Institutional response. Psychosomatics 2008, 49:461-469. doi: 10.1176/appi.psy.49.6.461
3. Brunero S, Smith J, Bates E, Fairbrother G. Health professional's attitudes towards suicide prevention initiatives. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2008, 15:588-594. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01278.x
4. Bush R. Achievements, experiences and opportunities for the future-Capacity building and public health. 1999, Presentation at a NSW Health Capacity Building Forum, Sydney University
5. D'Afflitti J G. A psychiatric clinical nurse specialist as liaison to OB/GYN practice. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing 2005, 34:280-285. doi: 10.1177/0884217505274697
6. Daly J, Speedy S, Jackson R. Nursing leadership 2004, Sydney, Australia, Elsevier
7. Dhossche D, Ulusarac A, Syed W. A retrospective study of general hospital consumers who commit suicide shortly after being discharged from the hospital. Archives of Internal Medicine 2001, 161:991-994.
8. Eade D. Capacity-building: An approach to people-centred development 1997, Oxford, UK, Oxfam Publishing
9. Guba E, Lincoln Y. Fourth generation evaluation 1989, Beverly Hills, CA, Sage
10. Happell B, Sharrock J. Evaluating the role of a psychiatric consultation-liaison nurse in the Australian General Hospital. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 2002, 23:43-60. doi: 10.1080/01612840252825473
11. Hawe P, King L, Noort M, Jordens C, Lloyd B. Indicators to help with capacity building in health promotion. 1999, http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2000/pdf/capbuild.pdf, Retrieved from
12. Lamont S, Walker P, Brunero S. Teaching an old dog new tricks: A practice development approach to organizational change in mental health. Practice Development in Health Care 2009, 8:65-76. doi: 10.1002/pdh.281
13. Lane K. Still suffering from the " silo effect": Lingering cultural barriers to collaborative care. Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice 2005, 4(1):8-16.
14. Morales-Mann E T, Kaitell C A. Problem-based learning in a new Canadian curriculum. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2001, 33:13-19.
15. Capacity building: Art of the invisible. 2000, http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/health-promotion, NSW Health, A colloquium at Sydney University on March 6, 2000. Retrieved from
16. Regel S, Davies J. The future of mental health nurses in liaison psychiatry. British Journal of Nursing 1995, 4:1052-1054.
17. Robinette A. PCLNs: Who are they? How can they help you? American Journal of Nursing 1996, 96:48-50.
18. Sharrock J, Bryant J, McNamara P, Forster J, Happell B. Exploratory study of mental health consultation-liaison nursing in Australia: Part 1 demographics and role characteristics. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 2008, 17:180-188.
19. Sharrock J, Happell B. An overview of the role and functions of a psychiatric consultation liaison nurse: An Australian perspective. Journal of Psychosocial Mental Health Nursing 2001, 8:411-417. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2001.00415.x
20. Sheriff R, Banks A. Integrating centralized and decentralized organization structures: An education and development model. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development 2001, 17(2):71-75.
21. Termini M, Ciechoski M A. The consultation process. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 1981, 3:77-88. doi: 10.3109/01612848109140862
22. Tunmore R, Thomas B. Models of psychiatric consultation liaison nursing. British Journal of Nursing 1992, 1:447-451.
23. Yakimo R, Kurlowicz L, Murray R. Evaluation of outcomes in psychiatric consultation-liaison nursing practice. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 2004, 18:215-227.