Mental health nursing and autism: I am a mental health nurse so why did it take me so long to realize I’m autistic?

Mental health-a bridge not so far.

The world now faces the next step in HIV management. We are in an era beyond treatment and viral suppression. The widespread roll out of antiretroviral treatment and good HIV testing programmes within pregnancy might substantially change vertical transmission rates globally. Lifelong treatment and innovations, such as those financed by the Global Fund, provide a pathway— indeed a lifeline—for s...

N ov 2 00 0 Why am I me ? and why is my world so classical ?

This is an attempt to apply Nagel’s distinction between internal and external statements to the interpretation of quantum mechanics. I propose that this distinction resolves the contradiction between unitary evolution and the projection postulate. I also propose a more empirically realistic version of the projection postulate. The result is a version of Everett’s relative-state interpretation, ...

Experiences of Autism Acceptance and Mental Health in Autistic Adults

Mental health difficulties are highly prevalent in individuals on the autism spectrum. The current study examined how experiences and perceptions of autism acceptance could impact on the mental health of autistic adults. 111 adults on the autism spectrum completed an online survey examining their experiences of autism acceptance, along with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Regression...

The Health Record - why is it so hard?

Patient safety : a core value of nursing - so why is achieving it so difficult ?

Patient safety in the perioperative setting is determined by many interdependent factors including reliable systems, good teamwork, psychological safety, optimal communications and most crucially shared vision and goals. The necessary organizational, environmental and behavioural conditions for quality care are not new and were in fact known to Florence Nightingale as much as 150 years ago. As ...