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Informed, involved and influential: three Is of shared decision making

Gemma Stacey Assistant professor in mental health, School of Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham

Anne Felton Assistant professor, University of Nottingham

Ada Hui Teaching and research associate, University of Nottingham

Theo Stickley Associate professor, University of Nottingham

Philip Houghton Clinical psychologist, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Bob Diamond Clinical psychologist, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Alastair Morgan Senior lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University

James Shutt Advocate, Pohwer Advocacy, Nottingham

Martin Willis Research student, Loughborough University

Gemma Stacey and colleagues describe how service users can improve their levels of freedom through close collaboration with mental health professionals

Collaboration between service users and mental health professionals is at the heart of values-based practice and shared decision making. However, there has been limited analysis of the implications of these approaches to processes that can involve depriving service users of their freedom. This article proposes a framework in which it is acknowledged that all participants must be informed, involved and influential in the decision-making process. The article notes, however, that these aims are on a sliding scale of influence that depends on context, capacity and desire to influence.

Mental Health Practice. 19, 4, 31-35. doi: 10.7748/mhp.19.4.31.s20

Correspondence

gemma.stacey@nottingham.ac.uk

Peer review

This article has been subject to double-blind review and has been checked using antiplagiarism software

Conflict of interest

None declared

Received: 20 March 2015

Accepted: 15 September 2015

Keywords :

influence - mental health - power - shared decision making - values-based practice