Pushing the envelope: shared decision making in mental health.
OBJECTIVE
This article reviews the literature on shared decision making in health and mental health and discusses tools in general health that are proposed for adaptation and use in mental health.


OBJECTIVE
To offer findings from literature and a product development process to help inform/guide those who wish to create or implement materials for shared decision making in mental health.


METHODS
Published literature and research on issues related to shared decision making in health and mental health, focus groups, and product testing.


CONCLUSIONS
Structured shared decision making in mental health shows promise in supporting service user involvement in critical decision making and provides a process to open all treatment and service decisions to informed and respectful dialogue.
Curtis
Laurie C
LC
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., Montpelier, VT 05602, USA. lcurtis@ahpnet.com
Wells
Susan Milstrey
SM
Penney
Darby J
DJ
Ghose
Sushmita Shoma
SS
Mistler
Lisa A
LA
Mahone
Irma H
IH
Delphin-Rittmon
Miriam
M
del Vecchio
Paolo
P
Lesko
Stacey
S
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003068:Coercion; D003657:Decision Making; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026706:Paternalism; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation