Roper C, Happell B
Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice, School of Nursing, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2007 Feb;14(1):85-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01047.x.
It is now a clear policy expectation that consumers of mental health services be given the opportunity to be active participants in all aspects of mental health service development and delivery. Psychiatric nurses have an important role to play in ensuring opportunities for genuine participation; however, the literature suggests that this role is not always realized in practice. Negative attitudes of health professionals (including nurses) to consumer has been identified as a significant barrier to the realization of this policy goal, with education and training recognized as an important strategy for developing more positive attitudes. This paper describes the implementation of a mental health consumer academic position, through the personal reflections of a nurse academic and a consumer academic. More specifically, the paper addresses the reactions of some nurses to the work of the consumer academic and the apparent feeling of being attacked as nurses. By recognizing this defensiveness, nurses and other health professionals may more effectively move towards promoting consumer participation in mental health care.
目前，一项明确的政策期望是，心理健康服务的消费者应有机会积极参与心理健康服务发展和提供的各个方面。精神科护士在确保真正参与的机会方面发挥着重要作用；然而，文献表明，这一作用在实践中并不总是能够实现。已确定卫生专业人员（包括护士）对消费者的消极态度是实现这一政策目标的重大障碍，教育和培训被视为培养更积极态度的重要策略。本文通过一位护士学者和一位消费者学者的个人反思，描述了一个心理健康消费者学术职位的实施情况。更具体地说，本文探讨了一些护士对消费者学者工作的反应以及作为护士明显被攻击的感觉。通过认识到这种防御心理，护士和其他卫生专业人员可能会更有效地推动消费者参与精神卫生保健。
