title: The care programme approach: the experiences and views of carers.
abstract: Integral to the care programme approach is the involvement of carers in the planning of after-care and treatment post-discharge of people with mental health problems. That is the theory. In practice, carers still feel excluded and ignored by mental health professionals, as a qualitative survey in one inner city area revealed. In the first of two linked papers on the CPA, CHARLOTTE ALLEN reports from the carer's perspective.
authors.affiliation: Leeds Community and Mental Health Services NHS Trust.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D004739:England; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires