Mental Health Impairment, Substance Abuse
Conditions
Brief summary
In Norway, official guidelines and policies state that recovery oriented services in the field of mental health and substance abuse services is a desirable goal. This collaborative research project aims to provide in-depth knowledge of how recovery oriented practices and collaboration in the mental health and substance abuse services in the municipality of New Drammen develop over a three-year period. Using qualitative methods, the main aim of the study is to explore what recovery orientation of services in mental health and substance abuse presupposes and involves related to roles, collaboration and knowledge. To explore these issues, service users will be interviewed together with their primary mental health professional. The study will also apply observational fieldwork in order to observe recovery oriented practices between service users and professionals and between professionals. An advisory group consisting of people with background as service users, mental health clinicians and service leaders will contribute throughout the project. .
Interventions
OTHERNot an interventional study. This is a qualitative, explorative study of recovery orientation of community mental health services
Explore recovery orientation of mental health services in a municipality through: 1. Qualitative, in-depth interviews with service users and mental health professionals and 2. Observational fieldwork
Sponsors
Extrastiftelsen
University College of Southeast Norway
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Adults who have received community mental health and / or substance abuse services for the past year or longer, due to moderate or severe mental health and / or substance abuse problems. Inclusion Criteria: * receives community mental health services due to mental health and /or substance abuse related problems * Above 18 years old
Exclusion criteria
* Under the age of 18 2. Mental health workers in the municipality, working in mental health and substance abuse services
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Contribute to the knowledge base on what recovery orientation of services involves | The aims of the study will be explored through interviews and fieldwork over an anticipated period of 2 years | The anticipated outcome is to obtain insight on how recovery orientation of mental health services affects roles, knowledge and collaboration in a Norwegian municipality. |
Countries
Norway
Contacts
Primary ContactTrude G Klevan, PhD
Backup ContactMarit c Borg, PhD
Outcome results
None listed