title: Serious mental health problems: policy changes.
abstract: Recent developments in services and strategies for helping people with serious mental health problems represent a watershed in mental health provision. This has implications not only for specialist mental health nursing, but also-- as increasing numbers of people with serious mental health problems live in the community-- for nurses working in all areas of health care, who will have to play a role in meeting their needs. This article describes current developments in policy and practice, and seeks to explain the basic principles of working with people in this client group.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Repper
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brooker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Repper
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom