title: Welcoming patients--an underrated necessity.
abstract: This paper describes the use of a welcoming group for patients in an acute psychiatric ward for older people. The importance of welcoming is discussed are the practical elements involved.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing