In order to achieve these aims a literature search was conducted using the databases MEDLINE and
CINAHL with the key words ‘CBT and nursing and research’. Out of these ‘hits’ literature, articles and
research specifically pertaining to CMHN’s use of CBT; use of CBT with clients who have a severe and
enduring mental illness and literature focusing on the relationship between CMHN’s and their mental health
clients were accessed. Databases sourced included: PubMed; MD Consult; Cochrane and Index NZ. Using
the www.rational.org website links were gained to ‘Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) sites as
well as to general CBT sites both nationally and internationally. Literature was also sourced manually by
following up references in articles and through colleagues referring relevant articles of interest.