title: Health teaching needs of clients with serious and persistent mental illness: client and provider perspectives.
abstract: 1. Clients are interested in health education regardless of age, sex, or primary Axis I diagnosis. 2. Contrasts between staff and client ratings suggest that results support the practice of assessing clients' own perceptions of their needs in treatment planning and developing educational programs. 3. Items ranked as having most interest to clients included: psychiatric medication and side effects; getting what you need from the mental health system; and ways to solve problems.
authors.affiliation: Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center, CT 06610, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Payson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Wellington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires