Handbook of service user involvement in mental health research

The book describes the principles underlying the concept of service user involvement in mental health research, providing practical advice on how to engage with service users and how to build and maintain research collaboration on a professional level. It highlights common practical problems in service user involvement and suggests ways to avoid common pitfalls. Contents include: history, context, and language; principles and motives; levels and stages; values; roles; capacity building; purpose and goals; topics; methods; service users as paid researchers; consultation; collaboration; control; power; money; politics; good practice guidance.