Experiences of using a friends and family support group

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Experiences of a support group for friends and family of people with long term mental health difficulties

  • IRAS ID

    135678

  • Contact name

    Andrew Morgan

  • Contact email

    andrew.morgan@lancaster.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Lancaster University

  • Research summary

    This research is a qualitative investigation of the experiences of the friends and family of people with enduring mental health difficulties using a support group. It aims to use hour long, semi-structured, individual interviews with group members to increase understanding of the active ingredients of the group and the role of service users and professionals therein.

  • REC name

    West Midlands - Solihull Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    13/WM/0452

  • Date of REC Opinion

    11 Nov 2013

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion