Now ISI listed!
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
The Official Journal of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc.
Edited by:
Brenda Happell
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing is a fully refereed journal examining current trends and developments in mental health practice and research. The Journal provides a lively forum for the exchange of ideas on all issues relevant to mental health nursing, including directions in education and training, management approaches, policy, ethical questions, theoretical inquiry and clinical concerns.
TopNews and Announcements
2009 ACMHN Mental Health Nurse of the Year - Nominations now open
Do you know a colleague that has accomplished an outstanding role as a mental health nurse?
The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) extends an invitation to all members for nominations for the 2009 Mental Health Nurse of the Year.
This prestigious award was established in 2008 to publicly recognise the achievements of mental health nurses, encourage professional development amongst mental health nurses, and promote the importance of mental health nursing as a specialty.
The ACMHN 2009 Mental Health Nurse of the Year prize will consist of full registration, including travel and accommodation, to attend the 35th Annual International Conference of the ACMHN in Sydney in September/October 2009, plus $1000 in cash and a $1000 book voucher from Wiley-Blackwell.
Nominations must be made by two ACMHN members of a mental health nurse who may or may not be a member of the ACMHN.
Nominations are now open and must be received at ACMHN no later than 31 July 2009.
For further information about the award, prize and a nomination pack, visit
www.acmhn.org or phone 1300 667 079
IJMHN is now ISI listed
Congratulations! The International Journal of Mental Health Nursing is now indexed in:
• Science Citation Index Expanded
• Social Sciences Citation Index
• Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences
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TopHighlights
Top 5 International Journal of Mental Health Nursing articles accessed online:
- The effects of cannabis abuse on the symptoms of schizophrenia: Patient perspectives
William F. Costain - The emotional pain and distress of borderline personality disorder: A review of the literature
Anne Lise Holm and Elisabeth Severinsson - Mental illness and substance use: An Australian perspective
Ian Munro and Karen-Leigh Edward - Whose life is it anyway? An exploration of five contemporary ethical issues that pertain to the psychiatric nursing care of the person who is suicidal: Part one
John R. Cutcliffe and Paul S. Links - Community psychiatric nurses' experience of working with people who engage in deliberate self-harm
Andrew R. Thompson, Jane Powis and Angela Carradice
