All Outputs (149)

Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care (2011)
Journal Article
Marland, G., Snowden, A., McNay, L., McCaig, M., & Boyd, G. (2011). Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 6, 589-596. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2011.6.12.589

Self-poisoning by ingestion of antidepressants is a common method of suicide. Although tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are no longer the first choice treatment for depression they are still commonly taken in overdose causing poisoning and admission... Read More about Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care.

We need robust evidence of alternative therapy benefits. (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2011). We need robust evidence of alternative therapy benefits. Nursing Standard, 25, 33

Medicines management in mental health (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Barron, D. (2011). Medicines management in mental health. Nursing Standard, 26, 35-40. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2011.09.26.3.35.c8712

This article provides evidence to suggest that mental health nurses may not be as competent in medicines management as they believe themselves to be. A psychological model of skills awareness is used throughout the article to offer a theoretical expl... Read More about Medicines management in mental health.

The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., White, C. A., Christie, Z., Murray, E., McGowan, C., & Scott, R. (2011). The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review. British Journal of Nursing, 20, 220-227. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2011.20.4.220

The Distress Thermometer (DT) is a well validated screening tool, demonstrably sensitive and reasonably specific to the construct of distress in cancer. Its brevity makes it ideal to incorporate into a system of distress management. To ascertain how... Read More about The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review.

Promoting concordance in mental health. (2011)
Book
(2010). G. Marland, L. McNay, & A. Snowden (Eds.), Promoting concordance in mental health. Quay Books

Concordance: the goal of mental health nursing. (2011)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A. (2010). Concordance: the goal of mental health nursing. In G. Marland, L. McNay, & A. Snowden (Eds.), Promoting concordance in mental health, 121-152. Quay Books

Biology (2011)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A., & Boyd, G. (2010). Biology. In G. Marland, L. McNay, & A. Snowden (Eds.), Promoting Concordance in Mental Health Nursing, 28-57. Quay Books

Working towards recovery in mental health practice. (2011)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A., & Marland, G. (2010). Working towards recovery in mental health practice. In G. Marland, L. McNay, & A. Snowden (Eds.), Promoting concordance in mental health, 11-28. Quay Books

The NHS Lothian PROM. (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Snowden, A. & Telfer, I. (2010). The NHS Lothian PROM.

Macmillan distress management report. (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Snowden, A., White, C. & Christie, Z. (2010). Macmillan distress management report.

The end of the algorithm: a mixed methods analysis of distress management in cancer. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snowden, A., White, C., Christie, Z., Murray, E., McGowan, C., & Scott, R. (2010). The end of the algorithm: a mixed methods analysis of distress management in cancer

Distress Management (DM) begins by the patient completing the Distress Thermometer (DT). The DT is a screening tool (Lynch et al, 2010), but in this project its function was extended to facilitate collaborative communication within a consultation (Sn... Read More about The end of the algorithm: a mixed methods analysis of distress management in cancer..

Concurrent analysis: a pragmatic justification. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snowden, A. (2011, August). Concurrent analysis: a pragmatic justification. Paper presented at 15th International Philosophy of Nursing Conference held in association with the International Philosophy of Nursing Society (IPONS)

Concurrent analysis of choice and control in childbirth? (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Martin, C., Jomeen, J., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2011). Concurrent analysis of choice and control in childbirth?. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 11, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-11-40

Background: this paper reports original research on choice and control in childbirth. Eight women were interviewed as part of a wider investigation into locus of control in women with pre-labour rupture of membranes at term (PROM) [1]. Methods: th... Read More about Concurrent analysis of choice and control in childbirth?.

Towards concordance in schizophrenia: a case study (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Flemming, N., Marland, G., & McNay, L. (2011). Towards concordance in schizophrenia: a case study. Nurse Prescribing, 9, 234-242

Schizophrenia remains a contentious concept. Kraepelin's presumption that schizophrenia has a biological origin still predominates despite consistently inconclusive evidence. Current research consequently favours finding a cure as opposed to focusing... Read More about Towards concordance in schizophrenia: a case study.

RRR in preregistration education. Rights, Relationships Recover. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Conlon, M. M. M., & Snowden, A. (2011, January). RRR in preregistration education. Rights, Relationships Recover. Paper presented at National Review of Mental Health Nursing Conference, Glasgow, Scotland

Critical appraisal of research papers related to nurse prescribing. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snowden, A. (2011, January). Critical appraisal of research papers related to nurse prescribing. Paper presented at Scottish Mental Health Nurse Prescribing Forum, Perth, Scotland

Rights, relationships and recovery in undergraduate education. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snowden, A. (2011, January). Rights, relationships and recovery in undergraduate education. Paper presented at National Review of Mental Health Nursing Conference

Action 14: the role of non-medical prescribing - rights, relationships, recover. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snowden, A., Ross, J., & Laird-Measures, J. (2011, January). Action 14: the role of non-medical prescribing - rights, relationships, recover. Paper presented at National Review of Mental Health Nursing Conference, Glasgow, Scotland

Mental health nurse prescribing: a difficult pill to swallow? (2010)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2010). Mental health nurse prescribing: a difficult pill to swallow?. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 17, 543-553. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01561.x

This paper develops an interpretation of the impact of mental health nurse prescribing in the UK. A constructivist-grounded theory methodology was applied to 13 semi-structured interviews with mental health clinicians and service users. The same inte... Read More about Mental health nurse prescribing: a difficult pill to swallow?.

Concurrent analysis: towards generalisable qualitative research (2010)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2010). Concurrent analysis: towards generalisable qualitative research. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20, 2868-2877. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03513.x

Aims and objectives.  This study develops an original method of qualitative analysis coherent with its interpretivist principles. The objective is to increase the likelihood of achieving generalisability and so improve the chance of the findings bein... Read More about Concurrent analysis: towards generalisable qualitative research.