Bridget Hamilton

Peer support work for people experiencing mental distress attending the emergency department: Exploring the potential

Catherine Brasier, Helena Roennfeldt, Bridget Hamilton, Andrew Martel, Nicole Hill, Anthony Stratford, Sally Buchanan-Hagen, Louise Byrne, David Castle, Nadine Cocks, Larry Davidson, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2021  |  EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA

OBJECTIVE: This study explored the benefits and limitations of employing peer support workers, who utilise their own lived experie..

Action learning sets for supporting postgraduate mental health nurses' transition to professional practice: A qualitative study

Julia F Hopkins, Bridget E Hamilton, Roshani K Prematunga, Gary Ennis, Katherine Fairest, James Houghton

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

This paper reports on a qualitative case study of postgraduate mental health nurses participating in a monthly facilitated action ..

Design features that reduce the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health facilities: a rapid systematic review

Sanne Oostermeijer, Catherine Brasier, Carol Harvey, Bridget Hamilton, Cath Roper, Andrew Martel, Justine Fletcher, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ OPEN

Increasing efforts are being made to prevent and/or eliminate the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health facilities. Rece..

ADVANCE PLANNING IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE: THE TROUBLE WITH TERMINOLOGY

Vrinda Edan, Bridget Hamilton, Lisa Brophy

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE

Advance planning is increasingly being used in mental health care, particularly in the context of potential compulsory treatment. ..

Safewards Training in Victoria, Australia A Descriptive Analysis of Two Training Methods and Subsequent Implementation

Justine Fletcher, John Reece, Stuart A Kinner, Lisa Brophy, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Safewards is a psychosocial intervention designed to improve practice and staff-patient interactions in mental health wards. Howev..

Changing considerations of matching foster carers and children: A scoping review of the research and evidence

Zoe Haysom, Gemma McKibbin, Aron Shlonsky, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2020  |  CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW

Background and objectives: The ‘fit’ or ‘match’ between foster or adoptive children and their carers may be instrumental in determ..

A profile of adolescents admitted to a private inpatient unit and mental health outcomes

Claire Hayes, Magenta Simmons, Victoria J Palmer, Bridget Hamilton, Christine Simons, Malcolm Hopwood

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVE: To characterise adolescents admitted to a voluntary adolescent inpatient unit and investigate treatment outcomes. METHO..

Authentic engagement: A conceptual model for welcoming diverse and challenging consumer and survivor views in mental health research, policy, and practice

Indigo Daya, Bridget Hamilton, Cath Roper

Journal article  |  2020  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

As involvement of consumers/survivors in planning, delivery, and evaluation of services has increased, expectations of authentic a..

Development and testing of a guideline document to provide essential information for patient decision making regarding cancer clinical trials

Chi-Yin Kao, Sanchia Aranda, Meinir Krishnasamy, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2020  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE

OBJECTIVE: To develop and test a guideline document to advise the content of a summarised patient information form (SPIF) regardin..

Disengagement Processes Within an Early Intervention Service for First-Episode Psychosis: A Longitudinal, Qualitative, Multi-Perspective Study

Rachel Tindall, Magenta Simmons, Kelly Allott, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2020  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY

Background: Specialized early intervention services for first-episode psychosis have been well established in many countries to me..