The history of mental health care has been marked by various struggles in maintaining the
dignity of service users. Some reform movements have started to use educational strategies …

Introduction: The British Journal of Occupational Therapy (BJOT) recently introduced a
requirement for authors to report Patient and Public Involvement (PPI). The public and …

Background People with severe mental illness (SMI) living in supported housing (SH)
struggle in everyday life and we currently lack a comprehensive body of knowledge …

Aim The aim of this study was to identify the factors contributing to lasting change in practice
following a recovery‐based training intervention for inpatient mental health rehabilitation …

Aims. Incorporating consumer perspectives into mental health services design is important
in working to deliver recovery-oriented care. One of the challenges faced in mental health …

Background Long-term change in recovery-based practice in mental health rehabilitation is
a research priority. Methods We used a qualitative case study analysis using a blend of …

This study explores how consumers expect community‐based residential mental health
rehabilitation to compare with previous experiences of care. Understanding what consumers …

BACKGROUND The implementation of a variety of measures by Gold Coast Hospital and
Health Service—coordinated by its Mental Health Seclusion and Restraint Committee with …

This paper describes the initial phases of the design and development of the Everyday Life
Rehabilitation (ELR) intervention, and it presents preliminary findings on usefulness and …

Purpose This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a staff-training intervention to improve
service users' engagement in activities and quality of care, by means of a cluster …