The interface between people with a mental illness and mental health services – focusing the role of public stigma and self stigma in staff-patient relationships

Lars Hansson An important focus in research on the staff-patient relationship in mental health services has been the therapeutic relationship or treatment alliance on the individual treatment level. Departing from corresponding research within the field of psychotherapy, there is some evidence that certain aspects of the staff-patient relationship are related to a better outcome of and satisfaction with treatment also in mental health services in a more general perspective. However, focusing the importance of treatment processes in order to facilitate and support a more beneficial outcome of treatment and rehabi…