Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 20 Issue 4

Co-production in mental health care

Michael Clark

Co-production is becoming a more widely used term in mental health care in England, but it is not always clear what this means nor what the evidence base is behind particular uses…

Co-production in mental health research: reflections from the People Study

Vanessa Pinfold, Paulina Szymczynska, Sarah Hamilton, Richard Peacocke, Shirley Dean, Naomi Clewett, Jill Manthorpe, John Larsen

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the process of co-producing mental health research where work was shared between university academics, charity-based researchers and a…

Carers and co-production: enabling expertise through experience?

Eleanor Bradley

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the literature to date which has focused on co-production within mental healthcare in the UK, including service user…

A co-produced self-management programme improves psychosocial outcomes for people living with depression

Andy Turner, Alba X. Realpe, Louise M. Wallace, Joanna Kosmala-Anderson

There is growing interest in self-management support for people living with mental health problems. The purpose of this paper is to describe the evaluation of a co-designed and…

Shared dilemmas, choice and autonomy in the management of psychosis: a phenomenological analysis

Simon Wharne

When detaining and enforcing treatment, psychiatric services often assumed that the person is separate from their dysfunctional biology and removed from their social context…

Coproduction: a personal journey

Susan Fairlie

The purpose of this paper is to offer some personal reflections and experience of using coproduction in the NHS. The purpose is to demystify coproduction and it is hoped that…