Post-psychiatry: paradigm shift or wishful thinking? A speculative review of future possibles for psychiatry.
Psychiatric-mental health nurses have yet to arrive at a consensus definition and agreed operational summary of their roles and responsibilities. Although the craft seems often disunited and uneasy in its traditional alliances with general nursing and psychiatry, it remains subordinate to both. This paper identifies some actual or possible developments in social values, science and technology, workplace economics and management that could impact upon the nature and practice of psychiatry, and thereby influence the possible future scope and practice of psychiatric-mental health nursing.
Keen
T M
TM
Institute of Health Studies, University of Plymouth, Exeter, UK. tkeen@plymouth.ac.uk
D006801:Humans; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*