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- Title
'Therapy as well as the tablets': an exploratory study of service users' views of community mental health nurses' (CMHNs) responses to hearing voices.
- Authors
Coffey, M; Higgon, J; Kinnear, J
- Abstract
Mental health nurses have traditionally been discouraged from engaging with service users' experiences of hearing voices and to reinforce reality. However, this may not be a helpful way of intervening in what can be a very distressing symptom. There is little evidence of service users' experiences of community mental health nurses' (CMHNs) responses to their voices. This paper presents the findings of an exploratory interview study of a sample (n = 20) of service users to ascertain their perception of CMHN responses to their experience of hearing voices. Data are both quantitative and qualitative in nature. Content analysis of the qualitative elements of the study suggests responses can be conceptualized as facilitators, barriers and attributions. CMHNs are considered to be allies and the quality of the relationship is deemed important. The therapeutic repertoire of CMHNs, however, is seen as limited and rarely extends beyond facilitating access to the psychiatrist for review of medication.
- Publication
Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 2004, Vol 11, Issue 4, p435
- ISSN
1351-0126
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00740.x