PhD, MA (Clinical), RN, DipPsychNursClinical Research Fellow, Suicide and Mental Health Research Group
Contact details
Email silke.kuehl@otago.ac.nz
Background
Silke's PhD was on 'Coping Has Limits: 'Mixed Presenters' Emergency Department Presentations for Self-harm and Other Reasons. Her study was funded by the Health Research Council with a Clinical Research Training Fellowship and was viewed as 'exceptional'. Silke works part-time as a staff nurse at Wellington emergency department. Currently, she is working on a stocktake for the Mental Health Inquiry.
Research interests and activities
People who present to emergency departments for self-harm and other reasons – the clinical implications.
Focus on the person who experiences mental ill health.
The importance of engagement between clinicians and the person presenting to an emergency department with mental health issues.