Families, carers and friends support group in a forensic inpatient mental health service: A new format of carer support
| Autor: | Arsuffi Lara, Chemerynska Nataliya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Zdroj: | Forensic Update. 1:4-10 |
| ISSN: | 2050-7348 1356-5028 |
| DOI: | 10.53841/bpsfu.2019.1.132.4 |
| Popis: | The benefits of involving carers who support those with a severe mental illness have long been recognised in improving patients’ outcomes and reducing the cost of care. Despite various mental health standards requiring services to offer support to carers and involve them in patients’ care and treatment, not much guidance is offered on how this support and involvement can be implemented, especially in forensic inpatient services, where carers are reported to experience elevated stress levels compared to non-forensic carers. This paper outlines a new format for delivering carer-centred, co-produced support groups, based on an integrated approach. In addition, the authors present a focus group evaluation of the family, carers and friends support group for forensic inpatients with severe mental illness. |
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