Publications by Members

Have you had a paper published in a refereed journal? Would you like to submit your work here for other members to use and read? All you need to do is to obtain permission from the publisher and send the permssion and a PDF copy of the paper to the Webmaster ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it his e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) along with a brief blurb about why you think the paper is relevant or important for mental health nurses.

The following publications have been submitted by ACMHN members and are provided here with permission from the publisher.

A/Prof Lorna Moxham

Moxham, L., Robson, P. and pegg, S.  (2010). Mental health care in the Australian context. In, LeMone and Burke’s Medical –Surgical Nursing (First Australian edition). Sydney, Australia: Pearson, In press.

Moxham, L., Dwyer, T., Happell, B., Reid-Searl, K., Kahl, J. Morris, J. and Wheatland. N. (2010). Recognising our role: improved confidence of general nurses providing care to young people with a mental illness in a rural paediatric unit. Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol 19, 1434 – 1442.

Broadbent, M., Creaton, A., Moxham, L. and Dwyer, T. (2010). Review of Triage Reform: The Case for National Consensus on a Single Triage Scale for Clients with a Mental Illness in Australian Emergency Departments. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Vol 1(5-6), 712-715.

Reid-Searl, K., Dwyer, T., Happell, B., Moxham, L., Kahl, J., Morris, J., & Wheatland, N. (2009). Caring for children with complex emotional and psychological disorders: attitudes of nurses in a rural paediatric unit.  Journal of Clinical Nursing. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119877729/issue

Happell B., Moxham L., Reid-Searl K., Dwyer T., Kahl J., Morris J. and Wheatland, N. (2009). Promoting mental health care in a rural paediatric unit through Participatory Action Research. Australian Journal of Rural Health. Vol 17(3), 155-160.

McCann, T., Moxham, L., Usher, K. and Crookes, P. (2009). Mental health content of comprehensive pre-registration nursing curricula in Australia. Journal of Research in Nursing. Vol 14(6). 519-530.

Newman C, Martin E, McGarry DE, Cashin A.

Newman C, Martin E, McGarry DE, Cashin A. Survey of a videoconference community of professional development for rural and urban nurses. Rural and Remote Health 9 (online), 2009: 1134. Available here

Dr Edward White

White E [1986] Factors influencing General Practitioners to refer patients to community psychiatric nurses. Chapter 12. In: Brooking J [Ed], Psychiatric Nursing Research. Wiley, Chichester. [ISBN 0 471 90907 6]. This was the first British collection of research studies concerning psychiatric nursing practice and education. Available here

White E and Brooker C [2001] Community Mental Health Nursing; a census of England and Wales. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 38:1, pp 61-70 [ISSN 00207489]. This was voted by the UK Royal College of Nursing Research Society into Nursing Research's Top 50 ‘most influential piece of nursing research over the past 50 years’ [2009] Available here

Dr White is the former Director, Board of Research, Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc, between 2001-2007 and can be contacted at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Dr Edward White and Julie Winstanley

White E and Winstanley J [2011] Clinical Supervision for mental health professionals: the evidence base. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 14:3, pp73-90 [ISSN: 0953-5225] Available here

Winstanley J and White E [2011] The MCSS-26©: revision of The Manchester Clinical Supervision Scale© using the Rasch Measurement Model. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 19:3, pp160-178 [ISSN 10613749] Available here

Publications by Non-Members

The following publications are available and may be of interest to members and mental health nurses:

Prof Charles Brooker

An investigation into the prevalence of mental health disorder and patterns of health service access in a probation population.
National Institute for Health Research
Criminal Justice and HEalth Research Group
University of Lincoln, England
Executive Summary available here
Full report: email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Len Bowers et al 2009

Bowers, L., Brennan, G., Winship, G., Theodoridou, C., (2009) ‘Communication skills for nurses and others spending time with people who are very mentally ill’. City University, London.  Weblink

National Mental Health Plan & Strategy

4th National Mental Health Plan 2009-2014 Weblink

4th National Mental Health Strategy Weblink

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Publishing your work

There are many options for publishing your work - here are some options for mental health nurses:

International Journal of Mental Health Nurses

The International Journal of Mental Health Nursing is the official English journal of the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses Inc, and publishes original research articles dealing with current trends and developments in mental health practice and research.

The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor. The Editorial Board reserves the right to refuse any material for publication and advises that authors should retain copies of submitted manuscripts and correspondence as material cannot be returned. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board.

Read the IJMHN guidelines for authors.

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

International Journal of Mental Health Systems is interested in receiving manuscripts on all aspects of mental health system development and reform. There is an urgent need to focus on the development of effective, appropriate, affordable and equitable mental health systems; IJHMS aims to be a home for research, debate and discussion in this area.

All articles published by IJMHS are covered by an open access license agreement which means that anyone with internet access can read, download, redistribute and reuse published articles. Your published article can then be posted on your personal or institutional homepage, e-mailed to friends and colleagues, printed, archived in a collection, distributed on CD-ROM, included in coursepacks, quoted in the press, translated and further distributed as often and widely as possible.

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