title: Patients as professionals: enhancing inpatient care for psychiatric patients in Winnipeg.
abstract: Self-help in mental healthcare has made some profound strides over the last two decades. One area that has gone unnoticed is the greatly increased cooperation between self-help organizations and acute care psychiatric units. In this article, the author describes a program at Winnipeg's PsycHealth Centre that illustrates a new approach to combining self-help and the formal acute care system. It provides support, education, commonality and caring, and has produced remarkable reviews from patients, families and caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Society for Depression and Manic-Depression of Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Ashdown
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008350:Manitoba; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*