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A qualitative study exploring mental health professionals' perspectives, opinions, and attitudes on the state of
Francisco José Eiroa-Orosa1,2, Cristina Pradillo-Caimari3
1Section of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Departament of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Background:
The rights of mental health service users are a subject of profound debate. In this article, we aim to examine mental health professionals' perspectives, opinions, and attitudes on the state of service users' rights.
Methods:
We conducted a thematic analysis of eleven focus groups involving mental health professionals.
Results:
Through this process, we identified two main meta-themes that shed light on the challenges faced by mental health service users: 'Transforming the therapeutic relationship' and 'Societal determinants of service users' rights'. Within the former meta-theme, we identified the following themes: 'Diversifying mental health knowledge', 'Risk-protection tensions', and 'Being (ir)responsible'. Within the latter meta-theme we identified 'Determinants inside the clinics' and 'Determinants outside the clinics.'
Conclusions:
Reflecting on these themes could potentially encourage new strategies to support professionals in overcoming the subjective barriers that prevent their adherence to rights-based mental health care models.
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