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dc.contributor.authorSimmons, P.
dc.contributor.authorHawley, C.
dc.contributor.authorGale, T.M.
dc.contributor.authorSivakumaran, T.
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-26T08:14:44Z
dc.date.available2011-04-26T08:14:44Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationSimmons , P , Hawley , C , Gale , T M & Sivakumaran , T 2010 , ' Service user, patient, client, user or survivor : describing recipients of mental health services ' , Psychiatrist , vol. 34 , no. 1 , pp. 20-23 . < http://pb.rcpsych.org >
dc.identifier.issn1758-3209
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 196469
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 8abeeca0-c703-492f-8eca-04a84a58af1e
dc.identifier.otherdspace: 2299/5733
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 77950939388
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/5733
dc.descriptionOriginal article can be found at : http://pb.rcpsych.org Copyright The Royal College of Psychiatrists [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
dc.description.abstractAims and method: To determine which terms receivers of mental health services wish to be known by (service user, patient, client, user, survivor) according to the professional consulted (psychiatrist, nurse, psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist). We conducted a questionnaire study to assess terms by like or dislike and by rank order. There were 336 participants from local catchment area secondary care community and in-patient settings in east Hertfordshire. Results: Patient is the preferred term when consulted by psychiatrists and nurses, but it is equally preferable to client for social workers and occupational therapists. Service user is disliked more than liked overall, particularly by those who consulted a health professional, but not by those who consulted a social worker. A significant minority wish to be regarded as a survivor or user. Clinical implications: National and local mental health services should adopt evidence-based terminology in referring to ‘patient’ or, in some groups, ‘patient or client’ in preference to ‘service user’.en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPsychiatrist
dc.titleService user, patient, client, user or survivor : describing recipients of mental health servicesen
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychology
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.identifier.urlhttp://pb.rcpsych.org
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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