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Working with Families Affected by Mental Distress: Stakeholders' Perceptions of Mental Health Nurses Educational Needs

Doyle, Louise; Keogh, Brian; Sk�rs�ter, Ingela; Doyle, Luoise; Ellil�, Heikki; Jormfeldt, Henrika; Lahti, Mari; Higgins, Agnes; Meade, Oonagh; Sitvast, Jan; Stickley, Theodore; Kilkku, Nina

Authors

Louise Doyle

Brian Keogh

Ingela Sk�rs�ter

Luoise Doyle

Heikki Ellil�

Henrika Jormfeldt

Mari Lahti

Agnes Higgins

Oonagh Meade

Jan Sitvast

Theodore Stickley

Nina Kilkku



Abstract

Family and informal caregivers provide a substantial amount of care and support to people who experience mental health problems. The aim of this study was to explore mental health nurses’, students’ and service users’ perceptions of the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are required by mental health nurses to work with families and carers using a qualitative methodology. Three themes emerged from the data: Knowledge of the family and how mental distress affects the family; Working with the family – support and education and Valuing the role of the family. The three themes demonstrate the complexity of preparing mental health nurses to work with families and carers and the paper offers recommendations about how this might be achieved.

Citation

Doyle, L., Keogh, B., Skärsäter, I., Doyle, L., Ellilä, H., Jormfeldt, H., …Kilkku, N. (2017). Working with Families Affected by Mental Distress: Stakeholders' Perceptions of Mental Health Nurses Educational Needs. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38(10), 822-828. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2017.1341587

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 12, 2017
Online Publication Date Jul 26, 2017
Publication Date Oct 3, 2017
Deposit Date May 1, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Print ISSN 0161-2840
Electronic ISSN 1096-4673
Publisher Informa Healthcare
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 38
Issue 10
Pages 822-828
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2017.1341587
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/900599
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01612840.2017.1341587
Additional Information Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=imhn20

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