Clarke, D, Usick, R, Sanderson, A et al. (2 more authors) (2014) Emergency department staff attitudes towards mental health consumers: A literature review and thematic content analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 23 (3). 273 - 284. ISSN 1445-8330
Abstract
Visits to the emergency department (ED) for mental health reasons account for 10-15% of all visits. Consumers of mental health ED services, however, report that they often feel sent to the back of the queue and that their mental health concerns are not taken seriously, suggesting that societal stigma has impacted their care in the ED. In this study, we systematically explore the research concerning the attitudes of ED professional staff towards those who present with issues related to mental health. Four themes emerge from the literature: consumer perspectives, whose tenor is generally one of negativity; staff-reported attitudes and influencing factors, such as age, experience, and confidence in working with mental health presentations; the environmental climate of the ED, which might not be conducive to good mental health care; and interventions that have been used to evaluate changes in attitudes.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013, Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Clarke, D., Usick, R., Sanderson, A., Giles-Smith, L. and Baker, J. (2014), Emergency department staff attitudes towards mental health consumers: A literature review and thematic content analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 23: 273–284. doi: 10.1111/inm.12040, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.12040. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords: | Attitude; Emergency department; Mental health; Professional; Stigma; Thematic synthesis |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Mental Health (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Aug 2015 13:19 |
Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2016 20:36 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.12040 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/inm.12040 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86631 |