title: The tidal model: developing a person-centered approach to psychiatric and mental health nursing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Overview of the theoretical and practical basis of a new model of psychiatric and mental health nursing practice.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To illustrate the history of the development of the model and some of the processes that aim to re-empower the patient and develop genuinely collaborative approaches to care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review, author's research, and related clinical experience.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Tidal Model provides a practice framework for the exploration of the patient's need for nursing and the provision of individually tailored care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, University of Newcastle, England. p.j.barker@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000078329:Workforce