Ja. Clement, MANAGED CARE AND RECOVERY - OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSING, Archives of psychiatric nursing, 11(5), 1997, pp. 231-237
The current crisis in mental health services is related to the ''botto
m line'' focus of managed care, This trend as well as the consumer-led
recovery movement challenge psyciatric nurses in both educational and
clinical settings to carefully examine their knowledge, skills, and a
ttitudes and to develop new partnerships with consumers in nontraditio
nal settings to promote quality, The development of consumer-run peer
support services serves as a model of consumer/professional partnershi
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