Digital innovation works best when users are involved at every stage
Digital mental health is thriving in 2013 and we are thrilled to be part of the growing community with our Mental Elf website and app. We have had time to reflect on the development of the Mental Elf...
View ArticleService user perspectives on individual CBT for psychosis
I have been procrastinating about writing this blog for a while. This is, in part, caused by hesitancy about involving myself in the CBT for psychosis (CBTp) debate. Regular readers of the Mental Elf...
View ArticleIs depression research asking the right questions? Your chance to get involved
A new national survey about depression has just launched. It’s organised by an impressive group of partners, who want to improve care, support and treatment for people affected by depression....
View ArticleShared decision making in antipsychotic prescribing: the perspective of...
Shared decision making is now commonplace, but will this approach ever be fully embraced in relation to antipsychotic prescribing? Liz Hughes reports on a recent qualitative study of consultant...
View ArticleGuidance to improve service user experience: how NICE is that?
Lucy Simons and Paul Radin summarise the latest Evidence Update from NICE relating to their 2011 guidance to improve service user experience The post Guidance to improve service user experience: how...
View ArticleEmpowering mental health service users to become more involved in decisions...
Laurence Palfreyman highlights an RCT of the DECIDE intervention, which aims to build awareness of the service user’s role in decisions about their care including how they can become more involved and...
View ArticleBe nice to patients and they will get better? Therapeutic alliance and...
John Baker reviews a recent cross-sectional study of the relationship between therapeutic alliance and service user satisfaction in mental health inpatient wards and crisis house alternatives. The post...
View ArticleThe impact of PPI on service users, researchers and communities
Sarah Knowles and Ailsa Donnelly consider the findings on a systematic review which seeks to map the impact of patient and public involvement (PPI) on health and social care research. The post The...
View ArticleCoproduction of secure mental health services: design, development and delivery
Sarah Carr summarises a study of user involvement and coproduction initiatives in secure mental health settings, which recommends schemes that build alliances, garner mutual respect and support...
View ArticlePeer-led self-management for mental health: impressive programme, not so sure...
Lucy Simons and Chris Sampson appraise a recent evaluation of peer-led self-management training for people with severe mental illness. The post Peer-led self-management for mental health: impressive...
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