title: Facilitators and barriers to service user involvement in mental health guidelines: lessons from the Netherlands.
abstract: This study is the first in-depth qualitative study of service user involvement in the development of multidisciplinary mental health guidelines in the Netherlands. The study comprised a desk study of guidelines (n = 12) and case studies of service user involvement in five guidelines using document analysis, interviews (n = 24) and observations. The desk study shows that all multidisciplinary mental health guidelines have taken service user perspectives into account to some extent. The five guideline case studies led to the identification of ten main themes. Findings will assist guideline developers in making early, informed decisions on involving service users effectively.
authors.affiliation: Athena Institute, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, a.j.vander.ham@vu.nl.
authors.forename: Alida J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: van der Ham
authors.forename: Laura S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Roddy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van der Horst
authors.forename: Jacqueline E W
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Broerse
authors.forename: Maurits W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: van Tulder
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009426:Netherlands; D010358:Patient Participation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D036301:Qualitative Research