MANAGED CARE AND RECOVERY - OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSING

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 ps. Copyright (C) 1997 by W.B. Saunders Company.