The place of the family in mental health nursing: past, present and future.
The importance of the family system has, in recent years, been de-emphasized in the planning and delivery of mental health services. A sample of the psychiatric nursing literature over the last 4 decades is reviewed to reveal that this is not a new phenomenon with regard to psychiatric nursing practice. The shortcomings of such a de-emphasis are discussed, some exceptions to the rule are described and some suggestions for future development of family interventions by mental health nurses are made.
St John's Hospital, Howden, Lothian, Scotland.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005196:Family Therapy; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D015399:Nursing Research; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D012380:Role