‘Could do better’: collective user involvement in substance misuse and mental...
Martin Webber has a look at some Swedish research on user involvement through user advisory councils in mental health and substance misuse services. The post ‘Could do better’: collective user...
View ArticleMental health research: let us reason together #RCTdebate
Amy Price and Douglas Badenoch respond to the McPin Foundation talking point paper written by Alison Faulkner entitled 'Randomised controlled trials: The straitjacket of mental health research?' The...
View ArticlePower and powerlessness: Mental health practitioner and service user...
Martin Stevens examines a study on mental health service user and practitioner experiences of personal budgets and finds that power and attitudes remain important factors. The post Power and...
View ArticleShould mental health service user-led organisations adapt to management...
Lucy Simons considers the findings of an ethnographic study led by Diana Rose that observed in-depth how service user-led organisations work to change mental health services. The post Should mental...
View ArticleA social model for understanding madness and distress
Alison Faulkner on a new Shaping Our Lives report, which addresses service user and survivor views about ways of understanding madness and distress, but in particular about the potential of a social...
View ArticleInvolving and engaging forensic service users in the research process
Laura Hemming summarises a literature review of how best to involve forensic service users in research, which highlights a number of issues specific to the forensic setting. The post Involving and...
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