title: Collaboration between academics and mental health service users can be fraught with difficulties but also deeply rewarding.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Social Welfare, Open University, Milton Keynes.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Read
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*