What's in a name? Terms preferred by service recipients

Nancy H. Covell; Brian H. McCorkle; Ellen M. Weissman; Tom Summerfelt; Susan M. Essock

doi:10.1007/s10488-007-0123-1

What's in a name? Terms preferred by service recipients

Nancy H. Covell, Brian H. McCorkle, Ellen M. Weissman, Tom Summerfelt, Susan M. Essock

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In a large (n = 1,827) multi-site study examining effectiveness of consumer operated service programs as an adjunct to traditional mental health services, we examined individuals' preferred term describing their status as service recipients, and we applied logistic regression to examine whether preference varied by gender, race or diagnosis. Preferred terms were client (39%), patient (22%), consumer (16%), survivor (11%), other (11%) and ex-patient (1%), varying by site. Controlling for site, preferences did not vary by gender, race, or diagnosis. The lack of consensus suggests clinicians, researchers, program administrators, and policymakers should be sensitive to individuals' preferences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	443-447
Number of pages	5
Journal	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
Volume	34
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-007-0123-1
State	Published - Sep 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

COSP
Client
Consumer-operated
Label
Patient

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