Interventions aimed at enhancing psychiatric patients' outpatient treatment adherence
frequently include informal coercion such as inducements, and threats of negative sanctions …

Background Perceived coercion is a sense of pressure related to the experience of being
referred to treatment. The sense of pressure arises from the patient's internal perception of …

This study examined the role of the helpingalliance in case management with homeless
persons whohave a severe mental illness. A strong alliance aftertwo months of treatment …

Although the helping alliance has been a topic of investigation in psychotherapy research
for decades, few studies have examined the role of the helping alliance in assertive …

OBJECTIVE: Client-centered care is a major aim of health care. In mental health, new client-
centered treatment approaches that emphasize recovery, rehabilitation, and empowerment …

The study tested an integrative model of caregiving by examining the effects of sociocultural
characteristics, interpersonal relations, mental health service structure, consumers' …

Objective: Adults with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) experience higher rates of
disengagement from treatment. Factors associated with engagement in treatment in general …

Objective Despite robust evidence of efficacy, family services for individuals diagnosed as
having serious mental illness are of limited availability and drastically underutilized. This …

The role of family carers in the delivery of mental health services in Australia has become
more than an advantage over not having this sort of participation. Increasingly the …

The emphasis on care in the community in current mental health policy poses challenges for
community mental health professionals with responsibility for patients who do not wish to …