title: Conducting focus groups with women with severe psychiatric disabilities: a methodological overview.
abstract: This article presents information on the methodology used in conducting focus groups with women with severe psychiatric disabilities. The purpose of the focus groups was to understand the experiences of low-income women with severe psychiatric disabilities in accessing and using primary health care services. Discussed are the design decisions researchers should reflect on when constructing and conducting focus groups with women with severe psychiatric disabilities. Information on how guidelines from the literature on conducting focus groups were adapted for these women as well as lessons learned from this experience are presented.
authors.affiliation: U Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Nancy F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Koppelman
authors.forename: Joretha N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bourjolly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology