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Health outcomes for people with serious mental illness: a case study
Terry A Badger1, Cheryl McNiece, Elizabeth Bonham
1College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. Tbadger@nursing.arizona.edu
Purpose:
To describe outcomes of clients with serious mental illnesses who used regional public mental health services; and what the public mental health system did well or needed to change to better satisfy clients' needs.
Methods:
A modal case study analysis method was used with 15 clients. Participants were interviewed three times.
Findings:
Participants reported dissatisfaction with their social functioning and general health, and unmet needs for case management services, social/recreational activities, and vocational rehabilitation.
Conclusions:
The case study method is an effective way for nurses to evaluate public mental health systems and to determine areas for system intervention.
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