title: Safely cared for or empowered in mental health care? Yes, please.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  High-quality health services include both safe care as well as involving service users in treatment and decision-making.
  
  
  METHODS
  The aim was to explore how mental health service users perceive the relationship between safe care on the one hand and increased influence and decision-making on the other. This was a qualitative study of 15 User Interviewing User evaluation reports, including 417 service users.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Safe and predictable care was essential in poor illness phases, while increased influence and independence were more important in better phases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High-quality services are flexible enough to adjust to users' varying symptoms and needs.
authors: 1Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
authors: Marit B
authors: MB
authors: Rise
authors: Heidi
authors: H
authors: Westerlund
authors: Dagfinn
authors: D
authors: Bjørgen
authors: Aslak
authors: A
authors: Steinsbekk
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D061214:Patient Safety; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011209:Power, Psychological
keywords: User participation; health services; mental health; patient participation