title: [Self-management support in mental health care].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Providing an overview about the discussion and current practice of Self-management support for people with mental disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mainly database supported literature review, criteria-based analyses and summarized publication.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Internationally Self-management support for the chronically ill is disseminating widely, recently even for people with mental disorders or comorbidities. There is some evidence that this intervention can improve psychiatric symptoms, quality of life and opportunities for participation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As a promising, patient-centred intervention which is compatible with the idea of recovery, Self-management support deserves closer attention.
authors.affiliation: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Medizinische Soziologie.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rosenbach
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ewers
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D005858:Germany; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011340:Problem Solving; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012917:Social Adjustment; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical