When does shared decision making is adopted in psychiatric clinical practice? Results from a European multicentric study.

When does shared decision making is adopted in psychiatric clinical practice? Results from a European multicentric study. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2019 Jun 07;: Authors: Luciano M, Sampogna G, Del Vecchio V, Loos S, Slade M, Clarke E, Nagy M, Kovacs A, Munk-Jørgensen P, Krogsgaard Bording M, Kawohl W, Rössler W, Puschner B, Fiorillo A, CEDAR Study Group Abstract To identify factors associated with the use of shared decision making in routine mental health care in a large multicenter European study. Data have been collected within the study "Clinical decision making and outcome in routine care for people with severe mental illness" (CEDAR), which is a naturalistic, longitudinal, observational study carried out in six European countries. Patients with a severe mental illness attending outpatient units and their treating clinicians have been recruited. Clinicians' Clinical Decision Making (CDM) styles have been explored through the Clinical Decision Making Style Scale. Patients' clinical and social outcomes have been assessed through validated assessment instruments. The sample consisted of 588 patients and 213 professionals. Professionals were mainly psychiatrists (35.7%), nurses (21.6%), support workers, social workers or occupational therapists (24.9%), psychologists (9.9%) or trainees in psychiatry (4.7%). In the majority of cases, clinicians adopted a shared CDM style. Shared CDM was more frequently adopted with patient...
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