Psychosis seminars: an open forum for service users, carers and professionals
Background Psychosis seminars enable service users, their carers and mental health professionals to meet outside of a formal care setting, increase understanding of mental illness and help establish a dialogue. Aims...
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2016-09-01
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| author | Justina Kaselionyte Aysegul Dirik Simon Tulloch Stefan Priebe Domenico Giacco |
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Background
Psychosis seminars enable service users, their carers and mental health professionals to meet outside of a formal care setting, increase understanding of mental illness and help establish a dialogue.
Aims
To explore feasibility of psychosis seminars in the UK and the experiences of participants.
Method
Seven meetings attended by 25 people were held over a 3-month period. An open-ended questionnaire was returned by ten participants. Responses were subjected to content analysis.
Results
Benefits experienced were having an open forum for talking freely about mental health issues in a neutral space, learning from others about psychosis and hearing different views. Suggested adjustments were clarifying expectations of participants at the beginning, strengthening facilitation and increasing attendance.
Conclusions
Psychosis seminars may help to establish a dialogue among users, carers and professionals and seem feasible in the UK, although adjustment to delivery can help their implementation.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a5860336cd9410d96d345791f572db22023-03-09T12:28:39ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242016-09-01233033410.1192/bjpo.bp.116.003269Psychosis seminars: an open forum for service users, carers and professionalsJustina Kaselionyte0Aysegul Dirik1Simon Tulloch2Stefan Priebe3Domenico Giacco4Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry (WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Service Development), Newham Centre for Mental Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UKUnit for Social and Community Psychiatry (WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Service Development), Newham Centre for Mental Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UKQuality Outcomes and Experience, East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKUnit for Social and Community Psychiatry (WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Service Development), Newham Centre for Mental Health, Queen Mary University of London, Newham Centre for Mental Health, London, UKUnit for Social and Community Psychiatry (WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Service Development), Newham Centre for Mental Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK Background Psychosis seminars enable service users, their carers and mental health professionals to meet outside of a formal care setting, increase understanding of mental illness and help establish a dialogue. Aims To explore feasibility of psychosis seminars in the UK and the experiences of participants. Method Seven meetings attended by 25 people were held over a 3-month period. An open-ended questionnaire was returned by ten participants. Responses were subjected to content analysis. Results Benefits experienced were having an open forum for talking freely about mental health issues in a neutral space, learning from others about psychosis and hearing different views. Suggested adjustments were clarifying expectations of participants at the beginning, strengthening facilitation and increasing attendance. Conclusions Psychosis seminars may help to establish a dialogue among users, carers and professionals and seem feasible in the UK, although adjustment to delivery can help their implementation. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472400001800/type/journal_article |
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