The components of good community care for people with severe mental illnesses: Views of stakeholders in five European countries.

Abstract

Researchers and practitioners collaborated in a project across five European countries aimed at defining the characteristics of good community care for people with severe mental illnesses and to explore the values ofstakeholders in this debate (clients, families, professionals, policy makers, other citizens). In a concept mapping procedure all stakeholders gave highest priority to a trusting and stimulating relationship between clients and professionals. Secondly, good care was seen as effective treatment tailored to the individual needs. Accessibility of services came in the third place. Differences between the views of stakeholders are discussed.

FACT: A Dutch Version of ACT

“…Multidisciplinary collaboration between case managers and psychiatrists facilitates the use of leverage (Weeghel et al, 2005), which is important in improving adherence to psychiatric treatment. Team members can play different roles, with different degrees of intrusiveness: for example one member can implement forced treatment, while another can maintain a more neutral or closer relationship with the same patient, so that the patient does not drop out of care.…”

“…It contributes to achieving goals relating to the rehabilitation and recovery of patients. The FACT teams meet the requirements which van Weeghel et al (2005) found to be most important: trusting relationships, individual treatment tailoring and accessibility.…”

Promoting Recovery in Long-Term Institutional Mental Health Care: An International Delphi Study

“…A study aimed at defining views of various stakeholders about the characteristics of good community care found that highest priority was given to a trusting and stimulating relationship between clients and professionals and to provision of effective treatment tailored to individual needs (21). A systematic literature review conducted in relation to the study presented here found that the strongest evidence for components of care that promoted recovery in institutions was for specific interventions for the treatment of schizophrenia (medication, family psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and supported employment) and for positive therapeutic alliances (22).…”

Caring for Children From the Same Culture: Challenges for Foster Parents

“…Researchers have used the method for theory development (Petrucci & Quinlan, 2007) and to identify priorities for investigation (Brownson et al, 2008). The method has been used by practitioners to identify important aspects of quality for community care of mental health patients (van Weeghel et al, 2005) and for risk assessment tool development in child protection (Ryan, Wiles, Cash, & Siebert, 2005).…”