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Implementing trauma-informed care in mental health services
It has been recognised that trauma underpins several mental health conditions, and that retraumatisation, in which a person re-experiences a traumatic event, is common in mental health services.This article explores the effects of childhood trauma on adult mental distress, and describes the symptoms...
Updated: 16 November 2023 -
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Well-being, physical and mental health: part 3. Helping service users cope with schizophrenia
Schizophrenia affects the mental well-being of service users but also their physical and social well-being. This article explores the causes of schizophrenia and how the illness can contribute to self-neglect. The interaction of mental and physical health in people with schizophrenia is explored and...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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Nursing care plans in mental health
This article explores best practice in co-creating recovery-orientated care plans. Recovery is a holistic experience that involves the service user beginning to regain a sense of control, alongside a reduction or absence of symptoms of mental distress. A care plan documents the needs of the service ...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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Improving the physical health of people with a mental illness: holistic nursing assessments
People with a mental illness are more susceptible to physical ill health than the general population, which leads to significantly higher mortality rates among this group. Reasons for this include lifestyle factors such as smoking, lack of exercise and poor diet. Inadequate knowledge and skills abou...
Updated: 13 November 2023 -
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Well-being, physical and mental health: part 2. Responding to trauma
Mental and physical health work together to support well-being, and never more importantly than when a patient experiences a sudden and devastating trauma. This article explores the interplay of mental and physical health in the context of acid attack burns to someone’s face. It explains trauma in e...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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Effective management of type 1 diabetes in children and young people
Type 1 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes among children and young people, and requires careful management to ensure that blood glucose levels stay as close as possible to the target range. Suboptimal management can lead to serious health consequences, including damage to various organs an...
Updated: 19 January 2023 -
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Biological basis of child health 15: understanding the renal system and common renal conditions in children
This article, the 15th and last in a series on the biological basis of child health, focuses on the renal system, in particular the kidneys. It provides an overview of their role, function, anatomy and physiology, and embryological development. The renal system has a crucial role in homeostasis, so ...
Updated: 22 November 2023 -
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Clinical assessment and management of children with bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is a common seasonal viral illness in babies and children aged under two years. Its significance has increased in the light of a predicted surge in respiratory illness in children this winter and the continuing effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on parental anxi...
Updated: 5 September 2024 -
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Biological basis of child health 14: understanding the immune system, vaccines, allergy and disease
This article, the 14th in a series on the biological basis of child health, focuses on the immune system. It provides an overview of pathogens to which the human body is susceptible, some of the milestones in the embryological development of the immune system, and some of the mechanisms of innate an...
Updated: 22 November 2023 -
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Biological basis of child health 13: structure and functions of the skin, and common children’s skin conditions
This article, the 13th in a series on the biological basis of child health, focuses on the skin. The skin is the largest organ in the body and covers its whole outer surface, protecting it from external threats, assisting in retaining body fluids, eliminating waste products and regulating temperatur...
Updated: 16 September 2024
