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Nurse Therapists in Psychiatry: Developments, Controversies and Implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. Bird ,
I. M. Marks  and
P. Lindley
J. Bird
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, London SE5
I. M. Marks
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5
P. Lindley
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, London SE5
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Summary

This paper concerns a new clinical role for psychiatric nurses—as case managers for selected adult neurotics with behaviour problems. The role involves unusual autonomy. The selection and training procedures are unusually rigorous and focus on general case-management as much as behavioural skills. The number of service posts offered these therapists is rising. These developments have wide implications for other personnel, particularly in respect of authority and responsibility boundaries, selection and training procedures, and team structure.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 135 , Issue 4 , October 1979 , pp. 321 - 329
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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