Service user involvement in mental health research poses challenges for both researchers and service users. Leading service user researchers and colleagues describe the background and principles underlying the concept of service user involvement in mental health research. They offer practical advice...

From Heights to Depths and Somewhere In Between By Linda Stoneman ISBN: 9781847477750 Published: 2008 Pages: 117 Key Themes: autobiography, stress, manic-depression, family support, recovery Description ‘From Heights to Depths and Somewhere in Between’ is Linda Stoneman’s first publica...

Judy TURNER-CROWSON  &  Jan  WALLCRAFT It may seem logical that if people can break down or become ill, then they can also overcome their problems and recover. Yet providers of mental health services often fail to emphasise such positive possibilities for people with mental health problems—...

This is Survivor Research Edited by Angela Sweeney, Peter Beresford, Alison Faulkner, Mary Nettle & Diana Rose 2009 ISBN 978 1 906254 14 8 202 pages £20.00 £18.00 direct from publisher, free p+p. Dr Straughan and Dr Wallcraft wrote two chapters in this book which gives an excellent overview ...