Journal Article 1: This article reviews the concept of patient neglect and the role of community health psychology in understanding its occurrence. A community health psychology perspective shows that the wider symbolic, material and relational aspects of care are crucial to understanding why patient neglect occurs and outlining new solutions.

Reader, T., Gillespie, A. and Mannell, J. (2014) ‘Patient neglect in 21st century health-care institutions: A community health psychology perspective’, Journal of Health Psychology, 19(1): 137–48. 

Journal Article 2: This article identifies how positive psychology can be an important extension to the knowledge base of family nursing. Positive psychology focuses on optimal functioning and is an ideal complement to the strengths-based orientation of family nursing. Suggestions are given for ways to apply concepts from positive psychology to family nursing practice, research and education.

Skerrett, K. (2010) ‘Extending family nursing: Concepts from positive psychology’, Journal of Family Nursing, 16(4): 487–502.