Employing users who turn back into patients is difficult

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BMJ 2003;326:449 ( 22 February )

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Employing users who turn back into patients is difficult

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EDITOR $---$ Simpson and House conducted a systematic review of involving users in the delivery and evaluation of mental healthservices.¹

I have certainly found employing users to be a positive experience. However, one difficulty not mentioned in the paper isthat of subsequently treating these people as patients again whentheyrelapse.

The move from patient to colleague is comparatively easy compared with the transition back to that of patient, particularlyif the Mental Health Act isneeded.

Anna Knight, consultant psychiatrist.
Yeovil, Somerset BA20 2BX anna.knight@sompar.nhs.uk

1.	Simpson EL, House AO. Involving users in the delivery and evaluation of mental health services: systematic review. BMJ 2002; 325: 1265-1269[Abstract/Free Full Text]. (30 November.)

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