Psychiatric Nursing List

Len Bowers

I started this list in 1994 to exploit the internet for psychiatric nursing. One of the early members was Richard Lakeman, who has now redesigned these web pages. It just goes to show that when you start something, it is really impossible to know what will subsequently happen ....

Barbara Caldwell

I am a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the US inthe DC area. Also an academic off and on. I have my own practice in which i diagnose and prescribe. I also do psych liason ER stuff in a large hospital. I love ready all your comments from the US perspective. Would like to become more involved in discussion.

Jon Chesterson

I am re-joining the list after a few years absence. I work in promotion and prevention for Hunter New England Mental Health, Newcastle, Australia and elected Chair of the NSW Branch of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. I am an RN, MHN and foundation fellow of the College, an ex-president of the former ANZCMHN and founding board member of the Mental Health Council of Australia. I have facilitated almost 20 Conferences during the past 21 years since migrating to Australia from London in 1988, including the 21st international ACMHN in Canberra, 1995. I have also been architect of national credentialing of mental health nurses in Australia and now convenor for Mind to Care, 35th International ACMHN Conference in Sydney in September 2009. I review for several nursing journals, have co-authored a few journal articles, book chapters, CD-ROM and book. I live with two grown up daughters, write poetry, make wine and enjoy a little mountaineering.

www.hnehealth.nsw.gov.au/mental_health
www.acmhn.org/nsw
www.acmhn.org
www.astmanagement.com.au/acmhn9

Ruth DeSouza

I am a a Senior Research Fellow and Centre Co-ordinator for the Asian and Migrant Health Research Centre in the National Institute for Public Health & Mental Health Research at Auckland University of Technology. In my spare time I am on the Board of Trustees for the Auckland Regional Migrant Services Charitable Trust and a Board member of the West Auckland Living Skills Homes Trust Inc (WALSH Trust) which works for the benefit of people in the West Auckland community who experience mental ill health. I am also on the steering commmittee of the Auckland Central Mental Health Forum which brings together consumers, NGO's, community organisations and mental health service providers, to collaborate and share.I am a columnist for The Global Indian e-zine and migrant news. I am interested in issues to do with social inclusion, particpation and cohesion. I've been a lurker of late, but have been a member since last millenium:-)

Mark Fenton

For the first time in 15 years I now work full time, with the James Lind Initiative in Oxford (http://www.lindalliance.org/), developing a Database of Uncertainty of the Effects of Treatments (DUETs).

I originally trained in Salford, UK, moving around via Stoke on Trent, Colchester, Oxford, Warwickshire and Scarborough.

During this time I undertook training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, a Masters in Sociology and Community Mental Health and am part way through another Masters in Epidemiology.

My interests are in psychodynamic practice, but also into research methods and using the right tool for the right job.

Through work with Cochrane, I have invested heavily into research using a control to answer a question of ‘does it work or harm’, and once my children have finished primary school, fully intend to get a grown up job where I don’t work from home, and need to get dressed in the mornings.

Currently, my focus is on identifying uncertainties about treatment, or the effects of treatment, and getting clinicians and patients to identify shared uncertainties to prioritise the future research agenda, free from the bias of academia or large Pharmacueticals.

Mark

alec grant

I'm rejoining the list after a few years absence. I'm a mental health nurse academic, based at the University of Brighton, England, UK. I also teach and practice cognitive psychotherapy, and write in this area as well as in the mental health nursing literature. It's good to be back!

Richard Lakeman

I am a psychiatric nurse and psychotherapist. I am currently working as a lecturer at Dublin City University. I previously worked as Clinical Nurse Consultant in Townsville, Australia. I have been a member of this list since 1996. I am a fellow of the ANZCMHN and credentialled mental health nurse. My research interests include suicide, coping with voices, family / carer participation in mental health care, and computer mediated communication in psychiatric nursing. I have published in these areas and in law and ethics. I enjoy teaching and group facilitation and have developed a number of workshops for a range of audiences relating to working with people hearing voices and working with people who express bizzare ideas. In recent years I have focused on developing my skills in psychotherapy and find this a most rewarding field of endeavour. I don't contribute a lot on the list any more but do still enjoy reading posts and often respond to people personally.

Marjorie Lloyd

This list is a bit like home for me now. I pop in and out looking for support and inspiration from the rest of the family. Sometimes I get it, sometimes I don't. Since becoming a member of the list I have managed to develop my career as a mental health nurse from working in the community to working in education with a bit of lecturer practitioner-ing inbetween. I still love the job, nursing, learning and people but I am especially interested in research, recovery and empowerment.I have provided a link to my Weblog where I store any useful information that I think I might need later. Everyone is very welcome to visit.

Nico Oud

I am a psychiatric nurse,nurse scientist and trainer and educator in the management of aggressive and violent behavior. I am interested in the practice and research regarding aggressive and violent behaviour. Further I do organise international congresses / conferences regarding those issues.

mike Smith

Hi everyone,

I work in Lancashire, UK seconded to our local NHS Care Record Service Project. I am also webmaster/contributor for a website devoted to Hodges' model. Brian Hodges' and I are keen to hear from people interested in using the model/collaborating.

Originally created in the UK by Brian E Hodges -

Hodges' Health Career - Care Domains - Model [h2cm]

http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/

- can help map health, social care and other issues, problems AND solutions. The
model takes a situated and multicontextual view across four knowledge domains:

* Interpersonal;
* Sociological;
* Empirical;
* Political.

The links pages cover each care (knowledge) domain e.g. Political:

http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/linksIV.htm

Listers may find the interpersonal links of particular interest.

http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk/links.htm

Best wishes,

Peter
Clinical Specialist: NHS Care Records Service Project / Informatics
Lancashire Care NHS Trust
Greenbank
Preston
Lancashire
UK

Stuart Sorensen

Hi, I'm Stuart. I'm an RMN from the North West of England. I started training in 1992 (qualified in 1995) since which time I've worked in a variety of settings in both statutory and voluntary services. These days I run a small residential unit for a UK charity and also teach and train in mental health-related topics nationally for various organisations in both public and private sectors.
Prior to becoming a nurse I've been many things from homeless busker to actor and writer. I'm into history but I'm no expert, archeology but I'm even less of an expert, philosophy but I'm even less of an expert (do you notice a pattern here?).
I like real ale and when I've had a few beers I'm an expert on everything - at least until I sober up again.