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2. Mental health nurse - Wikipedia

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   MHNs act to bridge the gap between mental health services and general practice for patients with acute to chronic mental illnesses. The role of an MHN has gradually transitioned over the years, to encompass a greater level of involvement in patient care e.g. nurses now have authority to prescribe medication. [5]

3. Mental health nursing - Wikipedia

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   Mental health nursing. Psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing is the appointed position of a nurse that specialises in mental health, and cares for people of all ages experiencing mental illnesses or distress. These include: neurodevelopmental disorders, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, mood disorders, addiction, anxiety disorders ...

4. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - Wikipedia

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   Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services ( CAMHS) is the name for care provided by the NHS and other organisations in the United Kingdom for children, generally until school-leaving age, who have difficulties with their emotional well-being or are deemed to have persistent behavioural problems. [1] The service is also known as Children and ...

5. Registered psychiatric nurse - Wikipedia

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   A registered psychiatric nurse ( RPN) specialises in a field of nursing that focuses on the mental health of patients. Psychiatric nurses assist the interdisciplinary team in the assessment and treatment of the patient's psychiatric illness and symptoms. [1] They treat a variety of mental health disorders such as bipolar, depression ...

6. Mental Health Review Tribunal (England and Wales) - Wikipedia

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   In England, the First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health), more commonly known as the Mental Health Tribunal, is an independent quasi-judicial body established to safeguard the rights of persons subject to the Mental Health Act 1983. It provides for consideration of appeals against the medical detention or forced treatment of a person who was deemed ...

7. Mental health professional - Wikipedia

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   Mental health professional. A mental health professional is a health care practitioner or social and human services provider who offers services for the purpose of improving an individual's mental health or to treat mental disorders. This broad category was developed as a name for community personnel who worked in the new community mental ...