title: Turning the tables: inpatients as decision makers in the treatment mall program at a state hospital.
abstract: Professionals have traditionally accomplished rehabilitative program development at public inpatient psychiatric facilities with limited input from program users. This report describes initial results and observations associated with the introduction of a user-controlled decision-making council built into the program development design of an evolving treatment mall at a state facility. Participant productivity and the satisfaction expressed by participants with regards to this approach captured the attention of staff facilitators and clinical managers, providing a sound basis for future impact studies.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Therapies Department, Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, NC 27699-3601, USA. steve.webster@ncmail.net
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: Susan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Harmon
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006783:Hospitals, State; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D014481:United States