Shared decision making from the service users' perspective: A narrative study from community mental health centers in northern Norway

This article aims to contribute to the understanding of shared decision making as an important aspect of user involvement in mental health care from the perspectives of service users. A thematic analysis of interviews with 25 individual service users in three different community mental health center...

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Published in:Social work in mental health 2017-05, Vol.15 (3), p.354-371
Main Authors: Klausen, Rita K., Blix, Bodil Hansen, Karlsson, Marie, Haugsgjerd, Svein, Lorem, Geir Fagerjord
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical medical disciplines: 750
Health care
Klinisk medisinske fag: 750
Medical disciplines: 700
Medisinske Fag: 700
mental health
Psychiatry, child psychiatry: 757
Psykiatri, barnepsykiatri: 757
social work
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Summary:This article aims to contribute to the understanding of shared decision making as an important aspect of user involvement in mental health care from the perspectives of service users. A thematic analysis of interviews with 25 individual service users in three different community mental health centers in Norway identified different understandings of shared decision making. Shared decision making was identified as essential in four contexts: 1) during admission, 2) in individualized treatment, 3) in different treatment contexts, and 4) in user-professional relationships. We consider shared decision making to be intertwined with treatment from the service user perspective.
ISSN:1533-2985
1533-2993
1533-2993
DOI:10.1080/15332985.2016.1222981