User and carer involvement in child and adolescent mental health services: a Norwegian staff perspective.
It has been suggested that user involvement in heath care leads to improved services. The aim of the study was to explore attitudes towards user involvement of staff employed in Norwegian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Most of the investigated mental health service staff expressed the opinion that users should be involved in the planning of their own treatment and generally have a positive attitude towards user involvement. Skepticism was related to some aspects of involvement and does not contradict their generally positive attitude towards user involvement.
Richter
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Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Regions East and South, Nydalen, P. O. Box 4623, 0405 Oslo, Norway. jrichterj@web.de
Halliday
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Grømer
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Dybdahl
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D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires