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.
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St John's Hospital, Howden, Lothian, Scotland.
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