Geoff Dickens & Robin Ion
Geoff Dickens is a registered mental health nurse currently based at the Centre for Applied Nursing Research in western Sydney, Australia. He is Professor of Mental Health Nursing at Western Sydney University. Geoff trained as a nurse in the UK and has spent more than 25 years in clinical, educational, and research positions. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed research papers on mental health and mental health nursing issues.
Robin Ion is a senior lecturer at Abertay University, where he teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level. His background is in mental health nursing. He has published work on mental health and recovery, aspects of psychiatric diagnosis, nurse education, and patient safety.
Robin Ion is a senior lecturer at Abertay University, where he teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level. His background is in mental health nursing. He has published work on mental health and recovery, aspects of psychiatric diagnosis, nurse education, and patient safety.
Are mental health nurses ready for the challenge of physical healthcare?
Mental health nurses have a significant part to play in improving the mental health and the physical health of those with long-term psychiatric problems. In this blog post, the authors of a new systematic review in BMC Nursing discuss why this is important and what mental health nurses can do to make a difference.
What’s the problem?
People are increasingly aware of what it means to face a mental health crisis, or to live with an ongoing mental health problem. However, it is less widely known that rates of physical illness among people with long-term mental health conditions are among the highest of any group in society. It may shock you to learn that according to World Health Organization figures, the lifespan of a person with severe mental health problems is as much as 20 years shorter than that of someone without. This morbidity can mostly be accounted for by physical health conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes
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