Managed care and recovery: opportunities and challenges for psychiatric nursing.
The current crisis in mental health services is related to the "bottom line" focus of managed care. This trend as well as the consumer-led recovery movement challenge psychiatric nurses in both educational and clinical settings to carefully examine their knowledge, skills, and attitudes and to develop new partnerships with consumers in nontraditional settings to promote quality. The development of consumer-run peer support services serves as a model of consumer/professional partnerships.
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Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Dept. of Community, Parent-Child and Psychiatric Nursing, Columbus 43210-1289, USA.
D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003289:Convalescence; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010379:Peer Group; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support