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From their beginnings as the asylum attendants of the 19th century, mental health nurses have come a long way. This comprehensive volume is the first book in over twenty years to explore the history of mental health nursing, and during this period the landscape has transformed as the large institutions have been replaced by services in the community. McCrae and Nolan examine how the role of mental health nursing has evolved in a social and professional context, brought to life by an abundance of anecdotal accounts.

Moving from the early nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century, the book’s nine chronologically-ordered chapters follow the development from untrained attendants in the pauper lunatic asylums to the professionally-qualified nurses of the twentieth century, and, finally, consider the rundown and closure of the mental hospitals from nurses’ perspectives. Throughout, the argument is made that whilst the training, organisation and environment of mental health nursing has changed, the aim has remained essentially the same: to develop a therapeutic relationship with people in distress.

McCrae and Nolan look forward as well as back, and highlight significant messages for the future of mental health care. For mental health nursing to be meaningfully directed, we must first understand the place from which this field has developed. This scholarly but accessible book is aimed at anyone with an interest in mental health or social history, and will also act as a useful resource for policy-makers, managers and mental health workers.

From their beginnings as the asylum attendants of the 19th century, mental health nurses have come a long way. This comprehensive volume is the first book in over twenty years to explore the history of mental health nursing, and during this period the landscape has transformed as the large institutions have been replaced by services in the community. McCrae and Nolan examine how the role of mental health nursing has evolved in a social and professional context, brought to life by an abundance of anecdotal accounts.

Moving from the early nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century, the book’s nine chronologically-ordered chapters follow the development from untrained attendants in the pauper lunatic asylums to the professionally-qualified nurses of the twentieth century, and, finally, consider the rundown and closure of the mental hospitals from nurses’ perspectives. Throughout, the argument is made that whilst the training, organisation and environment of mental health nursing has changed, the aim has remained essentially the same: to develop a therapeutic relationship with people in distress.

McCrae and Nolan look forward as well as back, and highlight significant messages for the future of mental health care. For mental health nursing to be meaningfully directed, we must first understand the place from which this field has developed. This scholarly but accessible book is aimed at anyone with an interest in mental health or social history, and will also act as a useful resource for policy-makers, managers and mental health workers.

Through relentless propaganda, cataclysmic climate change is indoctrinated into society. But the real threat to humanity is the powerful people who are pushing this message. UN Agenda 21, executed by the World Economic Forum''s ''Great Reset'', is building a global technocracy. Total control of population and resources is the end, the means justified by ''saving the planet''. By stealth, digital technology is enslaving the masses, who are lured by convenience, comfort and safety.

Niall McCrae''s timely book presents a sociocultural perspective on the purported climate crisis. Tracing back to the eugenics movement, the role of the Rockefellers, and creation of the Club of Rome as a secular Vatican, he explains how the world (and particularly the West) has been captured by a dystopian oligarchy. By contrived shortages of food and fuel, the messianic elite deploys problem-reaction-solution mechanisms to ensure compliance while practising the old tactic of divide and rule. The author warns that while much of the climate change scare is hubristic, the potential for causing actual environmental disasters is within reach of the ''green'' totalitarians.

The author argues that Net Zero policies will not only cause harm, but are intended depopulation devices. This treatise should contribute to waking people from their slumber - before it''s too late. .

A seasoned critic of destructive and dehumanising ideology, Niall McCrae has written five books, including Moralitis: a Cultural Virus (with Robert Oulds, 2020). He writes regularly for 21st Century Wire, Conservative Woman, Country Squire, Unity News Network and The Light newspaper.

The systematic review is a rigorous method of collating and synthesizing evidence from multiple studies, producing a whole greater than the sum of parts. This textbook is an authoritative and accessible guide to an activity that is often found overwhelming. The authors steer readers on a logical, sequential path through the process, taking account of the different needs of researchers, students and practitioners. Practical guidance is provided on the fundamentals of systematic reviewing and also on advanced techniques such as meta-analysis. Examples are given in each chapter, with a succinct glossary to support the text.  

This up-to-date, accessible textbook will satisfy the needs of students, practitioners and educators in the sphere of healthcare, and contribute to improving the quality of evidence-based practice. The authors will advise some freely available or inexpensive open source/access resources (such as PubMed, R and Zotero) to help students how to perform a systemic review, in particular those with limited resources.

This new edition is an authoritative and accessible textbook to an activity that is often found overwhelming. The systematic review is a rigorous method of collating and synthesizing evidence from multiple studies, producing a whole greater than the sum of parts. The authors steer readers on a logical path through the process, taking account of the different needs of researchers, students and practitioners in health and social care. Practical guidance is provided on the fundamentals of systematic reviewing and also on advanced techniques such as meta-analysis. Examples are given throughout, with a succinct glossary to support the text.

 This new edition updates the first edition by considering a range of new and emerging issues in the systematic review process. In particular:  

• The need for evidence to be systematically appraised in a timely manner, particularly during public health emergencies and when urgent patient care issues are being considered.

• The balance between speed and comprehensiveness.

• New and developing areas of interest, such as living reviews and rapid reviews, both of which increased during Covid-19.

• Advances in methodologies, and in particular meta-analysis methods

• The introduction of AI and other automated processes of data management

This up-to-date, accessible textbook will satisfy the needs of students, practitioners and educators in the sphere of health and social care. The authors will advise some freely available or inexpensive open source/access resources (such as PubMed, R and Zotero) to help students how to perform a systemic review and to see how this informs the guideline and decision making process.