title: The gift of time from the friendly professional.
abstract: This article presents the preliminary findings from a qualitative study of what users of mental health services need from psychiatric and mental health nurses. The study has found that, ideally, nurses need to give time and energy, emotional commitment and knowledge to clients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stevenson
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D017144:Focus Groups; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D017748:Time Management