{"title":"Can the appropriate use of humour and anecdotes from practice improve the retention of information in nursing lectures and would stand-up comedy techniques aid lecturers?","authors":"Michael Smith, A. Pringle","doi":"10.12968/BJMH.2020.0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/BJMH.2020.0019","url":null,"abstract":"This article discusses the use of humour and explores the impact of emotionally charged material used in nursing education, putting forward suggestions about the use of stand-up comedy techniques to enhance presentation skills. It further explores neurobiological evidence that may support these suggestions. As the landscape of nurse education is changing, the article discusses how larger class sizes, online delivery via virtual learning environments and other technology-enhanced learning methods may impact on how lessons are presented.","PeriodicalId":149493,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Mental Health Nursing","volume":"808 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121461218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reflection and mental health nursing. Part seven: reflection as a tool for teaching and learning","authors":"J. Fowler","doi":"10.12968/BJMH.2020.0050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/BJMH.2020.0050","url":null,"abstract":"Reflection is an important skill in the armoury of the mental health nurse. Most nurses are familiar with its use in the review and development of their clinical client-centred practice; however, i...","PeriodicalId":149493,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Mental Health Nursing","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132120605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Positive psychology: resilience and its role within mental health nursing","authors":"J. Macfarlane","doi":"10.12968/BJMH.2020.0049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/BJMH.2020.0049","url":null,"abstract":"This is the ninth article in a series that explores the meaning of positive psychology and the importance it has on the wellbeing of the mental health workforce. It will focus on positive psycholog...","PeriodicalId":149493,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Mental Health Nursing","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134143109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cognitive stimulation therapy for people with mild to moderate dementia in a day hospital setting: a service evaluation","authors":"Nicola Sadlier, Paul Bickerstaffe","doi":"10.12968/BJMH.2020.0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/BJMH.2020.0013","url":null,"abstract":"Background/Aims The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for dementia recommend the use of cognitive stimulation therapy as a non-pharmacological treatment for people with m...","PeriodicalId":149493,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Mental Health Nursing","volume":"164 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132781326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19: milestones, mental health and moving forward","authors":"Vicki Williams","doi":"10.12968/BJMH.2021.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/BJMH.2021.0003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":149493,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Mental Health Nursing","volume":"329 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123224263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of lived experience on health care workers' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding mental illness","authors":"Simon Sherring","doi":"10.12968/BJMH.2019.0039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/BJMH.2019.0039","url":null,"abstract":"Background/Aims The literature suggests that many health care workers hold stigmatising attitudes towards mental illness. This study aimed to ascertain information regarding the impact of lived exp...","PeriodicalId":149493,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Mental Health Nursing","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125301696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recovery, stigma and COVID-19: a difficult puzzle","authors":"J. Ninnoni, Mary A Addo","doi":"10.12968/bjmh.2020.0028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjmh.2020.0028","url":null,"abstract":"Jerry Paul K Ninnoni and Mary A Addo discuss COVID-19, associated stigma and recovery","PeriodicalId":149493,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Mental Health Nursing","volume":"44 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124175638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Thompson, R. Bartram, T. Sweeney, R. Dias, C. Scaife, T. Nicholls, Joanne Reid-Roberts, C. Reeve
{"title":"Bitesized Teaching: educational futures for mental health training","authors":"S. Thompson, R. Bartram, T. Sweeney, R. Dias, C. Scaife, T. Nicholls, Joanne Reid-Roberts, C. Reeve","doi":"10.12968/bjmh.2020.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjmh.2020.0014","url":null,"abstract":"Background/Aims Bitesized Teaching is an initiative that has worked successfully in Yorkshire and Derbyshire Mental Health Services for the last 5 years. It traditionally involves the delivery of h...","PeriodicalId":149493,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Mental Health Nursing","volume":"3 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116578486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neurodiversity and mental health","authors":"C. Barber","doi":"10.12968/BJMH.2020.0051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/BJMH.2020.0051","url":null,"abstract":"Is mental ill health an aspect of ‘neurodiversity’? If so, is it ok to be neurodiverse within the context of mental health and how should those who are ‘neurotypical’ respond? Are people comfortable with the ‘labels’ of, and language and social constructs associated with, being neurodiverse and neurotypical as applied to mental health? These are the central questions that will be explored in this article through the lens of disability models.","PeriodicalId":149493,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Mental Health Nursing","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116813394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book review: Psychodynamic Approaches to the Experience of Dementia: Perspectives from Observation, Theory and Practice","authors":"P. McEvoy","doi":"10.12968/BJMH.2020.0031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/BJMH.2020.0031","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":149493,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Mental Health Nursing","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122160593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}