The Bond We Share: Experiences of Caring for a Person with Mental and Physical Health Conditions

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to improve service providers’ understanding of how to work with, include and understand the experience and expertise of mental health carers. This in‐ formation is useful for service providers in clinical mental health, psychosocial rehabilitation across government and non-government, and primary health care settings, and also for managers of services, to help determine training offered to their employees. It may also be useful for carers and carer support organisations, as well as for those who teach undergrad‐ uate and postgraduate health professional students. After reading this chapter, readers will be able to: