| Discipline | Mental health nursing |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
Publication history | 1998–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | 10/year |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| Ment. Health Pract. | |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1465-8720 (print) 2047-895X (web) |
| OCLC no. | 53476420 |
| Links | |
Mental Health Practice is a monthly nursing journal covering the practice of mental health nursing published by RCNi.
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