title: A cognitive sketch pad to record thoughts of psychiatric patients.
abstract: The purpose of a cognitive sketch pad is to facilitate thoughts that allow patients to be engaged with their nurse and with activities of daily living. This recording of thoughts is a way of finding areas of agreement that will move patients' care towards recovery.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, Canterbury Christ Church University College.
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lemmer
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014956:Writing