Bridget Hamilton

Safewards: An integrative review of the literature within inpatient and forensic mental health units.

Antony Mullen, Graeme Browne, Bridget Hamilton, Stephanie Skinner, Brenda Happell

Journal article  |  2022  |  Int J Ment Health Nurs

Mental health inpatient units are complex and challenging environments for care and treatment. Two imperatives in these settings a..

Key features of adolescent inpatient units and development of a checklist to improve consistency in reporting of settings

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

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Little is known about adolescent inpatient units, key features which define them, and how these ess..

Community-based social interventions for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of recent evidence

Helen Killaspy, Carol Harvey, Catherine Brasier, Lisa Brophy, Priscilla Ennals, Justine Fletcher, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2022  |  WORLD PSYCHIATRY

People living with severe mental illness (SMI) are one of the most marginalized groups in society. Interventions which aim to impr..

Suicide by hanging: A scoping review

Rachael Sabrinskas, Bridget Hamilton, Catherine Daniel, John Oliffe

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

Suicide by hanging is increasing in many countries around the world and whilst efforts are being made to influence the prevention ..

Early career mental health nurses' emotional experiences in specialist eating disorder units, Victoria, Australia

Hosu Ryu, Bridget Hamilton, Bronwyn Tarrant

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

The treatment of consumers with eating disorders requires skilled clinicians due to the psychological and medical complexities of ..

A Global Silence: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Aboriginal Mothering Through Domestic and Family Violence

Shawana Andrews, Bridget Hamilton, Cathy Humphreys

Journal article  |  2021  |  AFFILIA-FEMINIST INQUIRY IN SOCIAL WORK

Aboriginal women globally face extreme risk of violence and their exposure to domestic and family violence (DFV) and state sanctio..

Contextual Barriers and Enablers to Safewards Implementation in Victoria, Australia: Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research

Justine Fletcher, Lisa Brophy, Jane Pirkis, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY

Background: Safewards is a complex psychosocial intervention designed to reduce conflict and containment on inpatient mental healt..

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..

Subjective Experiences of Mental Health Crisis Care in Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review of the Qualitative Literature

Helena Roennfeldt, Marianne Wyder, Louise Byrne, Nicole Hill, Rory Randall, Bridget Hamilton

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Mental health presentations to the emergency department (ED) have increased, and the emergency department has become the initial c..

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 ..