Views and Experiences of Family/whanau Carers of Psychiatric Service Users on Diagnosis and Classification

Background: Family ( whanau) and other carers can play a central part in the natural history of psychiatric service users. Diagnoses or the classification of mental disorders play a significant role in communications between clinicians, psychiatric service users, and family. Despite that centrality, the views and experiences of family on the utility of the present classification systems have been little studied. Aims: This study aimed to...