Family Inclusion in Mental Health Service Planning and Delivery: Consumers' Perspectives.

This study explores consumers' experiences and perspectives of including family in treatment. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 adult consumers who could identify supportive family members. Data were analysed using constant comparative analysis. The findings indicated that the outcomes reported from family inclusion depended on who, how, how much and when family were included, and the degree of choice consumers had regarding these features For consumers to have real choice around these features, family inclusion needed to be accessible, families needed to be willing, and all parties needed to agree upon a consumer-centred purpose. Findings can aid health professionals to facilitate consumer choice.
PMID: 29982864 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Mental Health Journal - July 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wonders L, Honey A, Hancock N Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research