title: Mental health nursing: making it a primary concern.
abstract: This article suggests that the focus of mental health nursing is narrowing at a time when nurses in other areas are widening their roles and responsibilities. The author calls for more co-operation between mental health nurses and their colleagues in primary health care.
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing