Abstract
Recent health policies highlight the important role that mental health contributes to our general wellbeing, and call for parity of esteem between physical and mental health. The bidirectional relationship between physical and mental health culminates in high prevalence rates of mental disorders in primary care settings. Despite these prevalence findings being known for some time, evidence would suggest that at times mental disorders are being overlooked. This article, set in context to policy, patient prevalence, practice and professional development, outlines a range of factors that can impede mental health delivery and proposes ways in which primary care nurses can strengthen their activity and involvement at various levels.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 21-26 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | British Journal of Community Nursing |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2012 |
Bibliographical note
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in British Journal of Community Nursing, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2012.17.1.21.Keywords
- Common mental disorders
- Education
- Mental health
- Practice development
- Primary care
- Training
