@article{ref1,
title="The lived experience of community mental health nurses working with people who have dual diagnosis: a phenomenological study",
journal="Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing",
year="2007",
author="Coombes, L. and Wratten, A.",
volume="14",
number="4",
pages="382-392",
abstract="Dual diagnosis (the combination of mental health and substance misuse problems) is a significant facing mental health nurses in the UK. The purpose of the study was to describe the lived experience of community mental health nurses working with people who have a dual diagnosis. A phenomenological approach was us and a purposive sample of seven community mental health nurses with experience of working with people with a dual diagnosis was selected. Data were collected through audiotaped, semi-structured interviews lasting approximately 1 h in duration and analysed using Colaizzi's (1978) method. Thirteen theme clusters relating to three major themes were identified: (1) difficulties in understanding the concept of dual diagnosis; (2) feeling deskilled when working with people who have a dual diagnosis; (3) struggling to work in a system which seeks to avoid people with dual diagnosis. Recommendations regarding the need for increased joint working between professionals, improved education and further research are made.<p />",
language="",
issn="1351-0126",
doi="10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01094.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01094.x"
}