Informing the development of services supporting self-care for severe, long term mental health conditions: a mixed method study of community based mental health initiatives in England

Informing the development of services supporting self-care for severe, long term mental health conditions: a mixed method study of community based mental health initiatives in England

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Supporting self-care is being explored across health care systems internationally as an approach to improving care for long term conditions in the context of ageing populations and economic constraint. UK health policy advocates a ra...

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Main Authors: Steve Gillard, Katie Adams, Christine Edwards, Mike Lucock, Stephen Miller, Lucy Simons, Kati Turner, Rachel White, Sarah White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Long term conditions
Mental health
Self-care
Self-management
Peer support
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/189

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