2021
Lived Experience, Research Leadership, and the Transformation of Mental Health Services: Building a Researcher Pipeline
Jones N, Atterbury K, Byrne L, Carras M, Brown M, Phalen P. Lived Experience, Research Leadership, and the Transformation of Mental Health Services: Building a Researcher Pipeline. Psychiatric Services 2021, 72: 591-593. PMID: 33691492, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResearch leadershipParticipatory research methodsStructural racismParticipatory effortsLived experienceServices researchStakeholder involvementConcrete stepsLeadershipResearch methodsUnited StatesPsychiatric disabilitiesMental health services researchMental health servicesHealth servicesInvestmentRacismPovertyExperienceHomelessnessDiscourseIncarcerationHealth services researchResearchRecent years
2020
How much ‘lived experience’ is enough? Understanding mental health lived experience work from a management perspective
Roennfeldt H, Byrne L. How much ‘lived experience’ is enough? Understanding mental health lived experience work from a management perspective. Australian Health Review 2020, 44: 898-903. PMID: 32753099, DOI: 10.1071/ah19261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLived experience workforceLived experienceLived experience rolesSemi-structured interviewsCommunity sectorMental health sectorManagement understandingHealth sectorQualitative studyExperience rolesFocus groupsWorkforceExperience workManagement rolesOngoing expansionPeer roleMental healthPeer workforceSenior managementExperience of managementManagement perspectiveSectorExperienceRole clarityOthering
2014
Staff experiences of providing support to students who are managing mental health challenges: A qualitative study from two Australian universities
McAllister M, Wynaden D, Happell B, Flynn T, Walters V, Duggan R, Byrne L, Heslop K, Gaskin C. Staff experiences of providing support to students who are managing mental health challenges: A qualitative study from two Australian universities. Advances In Mental Health 2014, 12: 192-201. DOI: 10.1080/18374905.2014.11081897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAustralian universitiesStudents’ long-term outcomesMental health challengesGroups of studentsSupport roleProvision of trainingSemi-structured interviewsUniversity staffQualitative exploratory studyStudentsUniversity degreeUniversity studentsUniversityProfessional staffStaff supportThematic analysisQualitative studyExploratory studyHealth challengesPositive outcomesOrganisational challengesStaffStaff experiencesExperiencePaucity of literature
2013
Reflecting on Holistic Nursing: The Contribution of an Academic With Lived Experience of Mental Health Service Use
Byrne L, Happell B, Welch A, Moxham L. Reflecting on Holistic Nursing: The Contribution of an Academic With Lived Experience of Mental Health Service Use. Issues In Mental Health Nursing 2013, 34: 265-272. PMID: 23566189, DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2012.745038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service useHealth service useUndergraduate nursing studentsService useNursing practiceHolistic nursingNursing studentsMental health nursing practiceLived experienceMental health nursingMain themesHealth nursingCourse assessmentRecovery courseDepth individual interviewsEducational preparationColaizzi's stepsStudentsIndividual interviewsNursingReflective understandingBio-psychoExperienceAcademicsExploratory approach
2012
‘Things you can't learn from books’: Teaching recovery from a lived experience perspective
Byrne L, Happell B, Welch T, Moxham L. ‘Things you can't learn from books’: Teaching recovery from a lived experience perspective. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2012, 22: 195-204. PMID: 23020070, DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00875.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLived experienceStudents' viewsEducation processMental health nursingHealth professionalsSignificant mental health challengesMental illnessRecovery-focused careMental health service deliveryHealth nursingQualitative studyRecovery-focused servicesNegative attitudesStudentsMental health challengesHealth service deliveryMain themesMental health policyDepth interviewsInnovative approachMental health professionalsExperienceAttitudesHealth challengesParticipation