We would like to know your general opinion about the role and responsibility of people with mental health problems, families of people with mental health problems, and psychiatrists/case managers (i.e., the “treatment team”) in helping people with mental health problems get better and move towards valued goals (e.g., getting a satisfying job). People often see the roles of these three parties as being more or less important in relation to each other. This disk allows you to show me how much of a role you think each of these three parties should have by giving the person with the bigger role a larger area of the disk, and the person with the smaller role a smaller area of the disk. Please adjust/move around the colored disks labeled “Patient”, “Family”, and “Treatment Team” until their relative size accurately represents your view of the role of each in relation to each other.
ShareDisk is a simple visual tool. It takes minutes to complete. It can be used in diverse contexts and even with individuals with low literacy levels. ShareDisk has relevance for both health services and research. It can foster an open discussion about treatment and recovery between service users, families and service providers.
This tool can be used or modified or translated at no cost, with permission from its creator at srividya.iyer@mcgill.ca.
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