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Finding voice: Promoting the right of free speech for mental health nurses
Author(s) -
Happell Brenda
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.911
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1447-0349
pISSN - 1445-8330
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00608.x
Subject(s) - mental health , confidentiality , publication , statement (logic) , subject (documents) , psychology , medicine , public relations , nursing , medical education , psychiatry , law , political science , library science , computer science
Editorial. Mental health nurses often feel that expressing their views in a public way is at best scorned upon and at worst, leads to negative repercussions from colleagues and/or employers. Censorship of free speech either real or perceived in this manner is a matter of real concern