Is Mental Health Nursing Facing a Slow Death or Clinical Excellence and Advancement? Future Perspectives for the Flemish Context (Belgium)
These interlinked perspectives provide a framework for revitalising mental health nursing in Flanders, supporting clinical excellence and development while responding to the most pressing contemporary challenges. Although rooted in a compact regional context, the insights and proposed directions may inspire similar reflections and initiatives in international mental health nursing contexts.
Authors
- Eddy Deproost
- Alain Antierens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4537-3401)
- Karel Desmet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3950-6012)
- Sofie Verhaeghe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2063-5033)
- Tina Vandecasteele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-1088)
- Inge Luts
Institutions
- Flanders Marine Institute (BE)
- SINTEF (NO)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Katholieke Hogeschool Vives (BE)
- Hasselt University (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70551
- Primary Topic
- Nursing education and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00