Recovery - a Collaborative Project

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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In Norway, official guidelines and policies state that recovery oriented services in the field of mental health and substance abuse services is a desirable goal. This collaborative research project aims to provide in-depth knowledge of how recovery oriented practices and collaboration in the mental health and substance abuse services in the municipality of New Drammen develop over a three-year period. Using qualitative methods, the main aim of the study is to explore what recovery orientation of services in mental health and substance abuse presupposes and involves related to roles, collaboration and knowledge. To explore these issues, service users will be interviewed together with their primary mental health professional. The study will also apply observational fieldwork in order to observe recovery oriented practices between service users and professionals and between professionals. An advisory group consisting of people with background as service users, mental health clinicians and service leaders will contribute throughout the project. .

Official Title
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Development of Recovery Oriented Practices, Knowledge and Collaboration in a Norwegian Municipality. An Explorative Study

Conditions
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Mental Health Impairment, Substance Abuse

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Not an interventional study. This is a qualitative, explorative study of recovery orientation of community mental health services


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Adults who have received community mental health and / or substance abuse services for the past year or longer, due to moderate or severe mental health and / or substance abuse problems. Inclusion Criteria: receives community mental health services due to mental health and /or substance abuse related problems Above 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: Under the age of 18 Mental health workers in the municipality, working in mental health and substance abuse services

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Qualitative exploration<br>Ten community mental health service users will be interviewed with their most important mental health worker to explore how recovery orientation of services affects roles and collaboration. | Other: Not an interventional study. This is a qualitative, explorative study of recovery orientation of community mental health services<br>* Explore recovery orientation of mental health services in a municipality through: Qualitative, in-depth interviews with service users and mental health professionals and Observational fieldwork<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Contribute to the knowledge base on what recovery orientation of services involves | The anticipated outcome is to obtain insight on how recovery orientation of mental health services affects roles, knowledge and collaboration in a Norwegian municipality. | The aims of the study will be explored through interviews and fieldwork over an anticipated period of 2 years |