...Michael Haslam; Keir Harding Purpose This discursive paper considers the use of restrictive practices in mental health inpatient settings and how these are often prioritised over relational approaches, especially where the diagnostic label of personality disorder intersects with risk. Design...

...Rose Stratton; Ranil Tan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand staff experiences of cognitive analytic team formulation, within an inpatient unit for women with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Design/methodology/approach In total, 16 staff completed an online questionnaire...

... challenging behaviour and its management in inpatient mental-health services. Attributions of aggressive behaviour can influence a team’s subsequent response to it (Collins, 1994 ; Whittington and Higgins, 2002). Weiner’s (1972) theory of attributions proposes that our attitude towards a behaviour...

...Samantha Rankin; Stephanie Petty Purpose – The perspectives of frontline clinical staff working with individuals in later life within an inpatient mental health setting, of their role in recovery, have not yet been explored. The purpose of this paper is to understand what recovery means within...

...Suzanne Heffernan; Sandra Neil; Stephen Weatherhead Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which inpatient mental health services attend to the religious needs of service-users. Literature is presented to argue that whilst the importance of religion is highlighted...

... the first four programmes. Mental disorder Inpatient Weight management Fitness Programme Physical health Health services Irene Cormac can be contacted at: irene.cormac@nottshc.nhs.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 People with mental disorders are at greater risk...

... of a contemporary model of service delivery for which there is currently a limited evidence base and looks to stimulate current thinking on the practice of mental health service delivery. Baguley et al. (2007) also make a case for a change in the culture within inpatient services arguing that a shift...

...Alexis Bowers; Elham Aldouri Purpose Despite contemporary mental health services shifting to a community‐based model of care, acute inpatient care is still necessary for many patients experiencing an acute psychological crisis. As inpatient services cost the National Health Service nearly £600...