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['Shared Steps & Checks': A pragmatic model for shared decision making in mental health care].

D. Verwijmeren K. Grootens

2026 · Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie · Vol 68 6, pp. 301-307 · 0 citations

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An initial pragmatic and didactic SDM model is presented that explicitly addresses the complexity of shared decision-making in mental health care and is designed for application in psychiatric clinical practice as well as for educational purposes within mental health services.

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