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Beyond consultation — the challenge of working with user/survivor and carer groups: editorial
Author(s)	Pat Bracken, Phil Thomas
Journal title	Psychiatric Bulletin, vol 33, no 7, July 2009
Pages	pp 241-242
Source	http://pb.rcpsych.org
Keywords	Informal care ; Psychogeriatric patients ; Group work ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Psychiatrists.
Annotation	Recent years have seen increased pressures on psychiatrists to work closely with user or survivor and carer groups. In this editorial, the authors argue that although many groups are happy for this to remain at the level of consultation, there are growing demands from more radical elements of the user/survivor movement for moves towards a more collaborative framework. A number of these groups challenge some of the central assumptions of psychiatry. For productive engagement and collaboration to take place, psychiatry will have to be able to react positively, not defensively, to these challenges. The authors suggest that this raises questions about how we should think about the nature of science, truth and expertise. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-090727211 A
Classmark	P6: LF:E: IGG: QK6: QT9
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