What is it about?
This article focusses on Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934–2021) and his work on flow to bring interest and understanding to this exciting and developing area of mental health nursing practice. The practical activities provided in the article will help the reader increase their own awareness of flow to develop its use and transferability within their own life
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Why is it important?
Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of flow has not yet been adopted in the training of mental health nurses, their continuing professional development or as reflective practice in their daily activity, despite encouraging evidence that it would be a useful addition. Therefore it makes sense to explore its potential more fully.
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This page is a summary of: Positive psychology pioneers: Mihaly Csiksentmihalyi's power and potential to influence mental health nursing, British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, May 2022, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjmh.2022.0012.
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