Mental Health and Social Inclusion: Volume 20 Issue 3

How included are mental health service users in decisions about their medication?

Sue Holttum

– The purpose of this paper is to consider four recent articles relating to how included service users are in decision making about their medication in mental health services.

A day in the life of a peer support worker: re-entry

Emma Watson

– The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of a peer support worker over the course of a day working in mental health services.

Remarkable lives: Jen Waring in conversation with Jerome Carson

Jen Waring, Jerome Carson

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Jen Waring.

Patients’ views: peer support worker on inpatient wards

Joy M Rooney, Nadine Miles, Tom Barker

– The purpose of this paper is to explore patients’ experiences of intentional mental health peer support (PS).

Recovery is no laughing matter – or is it?

Alex Byron Barker, Gary Winship

The purpose of this paper is to describe an exploratory pilot study to assess the methods used to evaluate an innovative programme of comedy workshops for a small cohort of people…

Research, recovery and mental health: challenges and opportunities

Padraig Collins, Sarah Crowe

The purpose of this paper is to explore the limitations of the current research paradigm in mental health, particularly from a recovery perspective, and to suggest an alternative…

The perspectives of people who use mental health services engaging with arts and cultural activities

Anita Jensen, Theodore Stickley, Alison Edgley

– The purpose of this paper is to present a study of arts engagement for mental health service users in Denmark.

Recovery from schizophrenia: developing context utilising the literature

Keith Ford

Recovery has been debated in mental health for some time. Attempts to clarify and make recovery operational have served to add confusion and uncertainty. This has failed to unite…

A home of your own

Rachel Perkins, Julie Repper