ArticleChild and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2020
User participation and shared decision-making in adolescent mental healthcare: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals' perspectives.
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- Strengthening mental health research outcomes through genuine partnerships with young people with lived or living experience: A pilot evaluation study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
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- Parents' perspectives on user participation and shared decision-making in adolescents' inpatient mental healthcare.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
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- Predictors of voluntary and compulsory admissions after psychiatric emergency consultation in youth.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2021Article
- Shared Decision-Making: An Autoethnography About Service User Perspectives in Making Choices About Mental Health Care and Treatment.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- I'm not a diagnosis: Adolescents' perspectives on user participation and shared decision-making in mental healthcare.Scandinavian journal of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMost mental health problems occur in adolescence. There is increasing recognition of user participation and shared decision-making in adolescents' mental healthcare. However, research in this field of clinical practice is still sparse. The objective of this study was to explore healthcare professionals' perspectives on user participation, and opportunities for shared decision-making in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) inpatient units.
methodsHealthcare professionals at CAMHS inpatient units participated in three focus group interviews. Fifteen participants with experience with user participation and shared decision-making were recruited from five hospitals in Norway.
resultsFive themes emerged: (1) involvement before admission; (2) sufficient time to feel safe; (3) individualized therapy; (4) access to meetings where decisions are made; and (5) changing professionals' attitudes and practices.
conclusionUser participation and shared decision-making require changes in workplace culture, and routines that allow for individualized mental health services that are adapted to adolescents' needs. This calls for a flexible approach that challenges clinical pathways and short-stay hospital policies. The results of this study may inform further work on strengthening user participation and the implementation of shared decision-making.
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