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Service users' experiences with help and support from crisis resolution teams. A literature review
- Authors:
- WINNESS Monika Gullslett, BORG Marit, HESOOK Suzie Kim
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 19(1), February 2010, pp.75-87.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Services for crisis resolution provided by home treatment teams are recent developments in the mental health care scene. The focus of this paper is to identify and discuss service users’ experiences of crisis resolution and home treatment (CR/HT) teams, especially in terms of how users find this form of service helpful, in order to explore ways to develop this form of service further. A systematic review of the periodical literature and research reports on CR/HT was carried out for the period from January 1995 to January 2009. The search identified a total of 13 papers, 1 Cochrane review, and 2 research reports were identified. Although these studies provided few in-depth details, 3 major themes as the characteristics of CR/HT teams are identified as: access and availability; being understood as “normal” human beings; and dealing with crises in an everyday life context. The findings suggest that the key positive characteristics of help in crisis situations are intrinsically tied to the values and principles underlying CR/HT services. The commitment to community-based services, the philosophy of partnership, and user-empowerment seem to the base from which these 3 themes of positive experiences emerged.
Caring attitudes
- Author:
- ARKSEY Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.3.03, 2003, p.40.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the findings from a review of mental health carer support and the effectiveness of the services on offer. The review was carried out by the Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of York.
Methodological problems associated with measuring consumer satisfaction in the mental health field
- Author:
- O'NEAL Paul D.
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 52(3), September 1999, pp.9-15.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reviews the literature associated with measuring consumer satisfaction, particularly in relation to the mental health field, and identifies some common problems associated with this activity. It concludes by offering some broad parameters which may be viewed as 'signposts' for researchers wishing to undertake consumer satisfaction studies.
Has service user participation made a difference to social care services?
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, CARR Sarah
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 31p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper brings together the key themes and findings from the synthesis of six literature reviews on the impact of user participation on change and improvement in social care services. Reviews on older people, children and young people, people with learning difficulties and disabled people were commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). Reviews on mental health service user participation and on general user/ consumer involvement were commissioned by NHS Service Delivery and Organisation Research and Development Programme. The aim of this work is to give an overview or synthesis of these reviews in order to provide a comprehensive, accessible account of what is currently known about the impact of service user participation on change and improvement in social care services. It will also provide a basis for SCIE Practice guides on service user participation.
Supported decision making: experiences, approaches and preferences
- Authors:
- DAVIDSON Gavin, et al
- Publishers:
- Praxis Care, Mencap, Queens University Belfast
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 72
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report presents the findings from research which explores how people are supported to make their own decisions. The report includes the results of a review of literature on supported decision making, including different approaches; a review of key guidance; and findings from interviews with 41 people with mental health problems and/ or intellectual disabilities carried out by peer researchers. The interviews provided an in-depth understanding of people’s experiences of support for decision making and their ideas on how decision making should be supported in the future. The research was funded by the Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) programme and was led by Praxis Care in partnership with Mencap NI and Queen’s University Belfast. The findings identified three things that participants felt make decision making harder: the type of decision; the role of other people; and what the outcome might be. Time was also identified as an important factor. In terms of support, people said they would like: practical support including more accessible information; emotional support including someone to talk to; and sometimes the options to choose from. The report makes a number of recommendations for how support for decision making should be provided but also specifically for how these findings might help to inform how the new support principle in the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 should be implemented in practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Understanding parents’ experiences of their child’s assessment process
- Author:
- BUZANKO Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 24(3), 2018, pp.304-316.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In general, there is a need to obtain input from parents about their experience with their child’s assessment process to promote quality service provision. Indeed, parents are experts in their daily lives and bring valuable information regarding what issues they find important to the assessment process. However, our understanding of parents’ experiences of the entire assessment process, from initial contact with the clinician’s office to the final feedback meeting, is limited because much of research to date has explicitly focused on parents’ experiences of receiving their child’s diagnosis. This article extends our understanding by synthesising the literature to delineate parents’ experiences of the assessment process that resulted in their child’s mental health and/or neurodevelopmental diagnosis and addresses all phases of the assessment process. Key practices affecting parents’ overall experiences within each phase of assessment are discussed and practical implications for clinical practice for clinical and school psychologists are offered. (Edited publisher abstract)
Relative invisibility: an integrative review of carers' lived experiences of a family member’s emergency mental health crisis
- Author:
- LAVOIE Jennifer A. A.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 16(5), 2018, pp.601-626.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
An integrative review to evaluate and synthesise the current state of knowledge of family carers’ experiences of emergency psychiatric crises of an adult relative. A literature review was performed by searching key terms in EBSCO (CINAHL, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Social Work Abstracts), and Proquest (MEDLINE, PsycINFO) citation databases; 3,350 citations were retrieved and screened for inclusion. Data synthesis of 25 articles meeting inclusion criteria revealed the following five themes: building to crisis; conflicted emotional experience; police apprehension; invisible experts; and “need to know.” Findings provide essential insight into family carers experiences and needs during crisis that is informative for emergency mental health response practices. (Edited publisher abstract)
Key ingredients - target groups, methods and messages, and evaluation—of local-level, public interventions to counter stigma and discrimination: a lived experience informed selective narrative literature review
- Authors:
- ASHTON Laura J., GORDON Sarah E., REEVES Racheal A.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 54(3), 2018, pp.312-333.
- Publisher:
- Springer
A proliferation of recent literature provides substantial direction as to the key ingredients—target groups, messages and methods, and evaluation—of local-level, public interventions to counter stigma and discrimination. This paper provides a selective narrative review of that literature from the perspective or standpoint of anti-stigma experts with lived experience of mental distress, the key findings of which have been synthesised and presented in diagrammatic overviews (infographics). These are intended to guide providers in planning, delivering and evaluating lived experience-directed local-level, public interventions to counter stigma and discrimination in accord with current best practice. (Publisher abstract)
Non-helpful relationships with professionals – a literature review of the perspective of persons with severe mental illness*
- Authors:
- LJUNGBERG Amanda, DENHOV Anne, TOPOR Alain
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 25(3), 2016, pp.267-277.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Background: The relationship with professionals has proved to be important with regard to outcome for persons with severe mental illness (SMI). The understanding of non-helpful relationships is important complementary knowledge to that regarding helpful relationships. Aim: To review the available qualitative research providing knowledge of non-helpful relationships from the perspective of persons with SMI. Method: A review of qualitative studies, based on an earlier systematic search, analysed through thematic analysis. Results: The main themes were “non-helpful professionals”, “organisation versus relation” and “the consequences of non-helpful relationships with professionals”. Examples of professionals described as non-helpful were pessimistic and uncaring professionals who were paternalistic and disrespectful. Discontinuity, insufficient time and coercion were some of the contextual factors described as non-helpful. These sorts of relationships were non-helpful because they hindered helpful relationships from developing and contributed to further suffering, instilling hopelessness and hindering personal growth. Conclusions: Non-helpful relationships with professionals can be understood as impersonal relationships that contain no space for negotiation of the relationship nor of the support and treatment provided through it. It is important that organizations provide professionals with favorable conditions to negotiate the organisational framework and to treat persons with SMI as whole human beings. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health service users' perspectives of work: a review of the literature
- Authors:
- BLANK Alison, HARRIES Priscilla, REYNOLDS Frances
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4), April 2011, pp.191-199.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Employment for people with mental health problems is high on the political agenda. Much of the literature about the meaning and experience of work for this group of people is quantitative and therefore says little about individual perspectives. This literature review focused on qualitative studies, seeking to describe the experience of returning to work with a mental health problem. SCOPUS, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched for papers published between 1989 and 2009; a period selected to reflect developments in approaches to vocational rehabilitation. Work seems to hold multiple meanings for people with mental health problems, there are advantages and disadvantages to working, and many barriers to work. The nature of support for the individual in accessing employment is crucial, and what users want from supportive relationships is discussed. The findings suggest that barriers can be overcome if the right support is available. The literature provides support for the involvement of occupational therapists working in vocational services, and offers some suggestions for developing relationships with clients. The review highlights the importance of exploring all aspects of clients' feelings about work and understanding of the type of supportive relationship required by a person with a mental health problem who wishes to work.