TY - JOUR
T1 - Effective mental health consumer education
T2 - A preliminary exploration
AU - Bielavitz, Sarann
AU - Wisdom, Jennifer
AU - Pollack, David A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health (MH074912) provided support. Portions of this article were presented in a poster session at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, August, 2007. This work was conducted while the first two authors were in the Center for Health and Disability Policy at the Oregon Health Policy Institute and the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - People with serious mental illnesses are increasingly becoming more active participants in their treatment and recovery. At times, their participation may be limited by incomplete, unclear, or insufficient information. The authors used a grounded theory approach to look at the unmet informational needs described by consumers. Participants in this study called for materials appropriate to their level of understanding, assistance with interpreting and comprehending information when necessary, and information on policies that affect the treatment they receive. Ultimately, an informed consumer is one empowered to make decisions about the course of his or her recovery and participate meaningfully in the patient-provider relationship.
AB - People with serious mental illnesses are increasingly becoming more active participants in their treatment and recovery. At times, their participation may be limited by incomplete, unclear, or insufficient information. The authors used a grounded theory approach to look at the unmet informational needs described by consumers. Participants in this study called for materials appropriate to their level of understanding, assistance with interpreting and comprehending information when necessary, and information on policies that affect the treatment they receive. Ultimately, an informed consumer is one empowered to make decisions about the course of his or her recovery and participate meaningfully in the patient-provider relationship.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11414-010-9213-z
DO - 10.1007/s11414-010-9213-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 20358303
AN - SCOPUS:79951673306
SN - 1094-3412
VL - 38
SP - 105
EP - 113
JO - Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research
JF - Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research
IS - 1
ER -