Methodological challenges in the use of focus groups with people with severe mental illness

• Main Authors: Rosana Teresa Onocko-Campos (Author), Alberto Rodolfo Giovanello Díaz (Author), Catarina Magalhães Dahl (Author), Erotildes Maria Leal (Author), Octavio Domont de Serpa Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: This study addresses the practical, methodological and ethical challenges that were found in three studies that used focus groups with people with severe mental illness, in the context of community mental health services in Brazil. Focus groups are a powerful tool in health research that n...