Italian ideals.
Many reports have been published in the UK about the reform movement in the Italian mental health system, but there has been a relative dearth of information on the practice of psychiatric nursing. Here the author reflects on differences and similarities with Italian colleagues and calls for greater dialogue between psychiatric nurses in the two countries.
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European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford.
D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England / Q000208:ethnology; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D007558:Italy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*