2024
Dark night of the soul: the lived experience and meaning of mental health crisis
Roennfeldt H, Wyder M, Castles C, Hill N, Byrne L, Hamilton B. Dark night of the soul: the lived experience and meaning of mental health crisis. Advances In Mental Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/18387357.2024.2428308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health crisisCrisis servicesEmergency departmentPerspectives of peoplePerson's own understandingHealth crisisRisk of harmCrisis careMental illnessExistential explanationsPsychiatric diagnosisPsychiatric disordersPhenomenological studyLived experienceHuman conditionSuicidePhone linesParticipantsSubjective meaningPeopleFuller understandingRiskServicesCrisis experienceCareA Model for Understanding Lived Expertise to Support Effective Recruitment of Peer Roles
Byrne L, Roennfeldt H. A Model for Understanding Lived Expertise to Support Effective Recruitment of Peer Roles. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 1-12. PMID: 39538088, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01424-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeer roleFocus groupsLived expertiseLived experienceImprove recruitment strategiesMulti-disciplinary organizationPeer workforceImpact of adverse experiencesPeer workersMental healthIndividual interviewsRecruitment strategiesQualitative studyRecruitment materialsDrug servicesCombination of individualLife changesEffects of rolesEffective recruitmentParticipantsPosition descriptionsExperiential knowledgeEssential knowledgeLivingPeerOur Wished‐for Responses: Recommendations for Creating a Lived and Embodied Sense of Safety During Mental Health Crisis
Roennfeldt H, Hamilton B, Hill N, Castles C, Glover H, Byrne L, Roper C. Our Wished‐for Responses: Recommendations for Creating a Lived and Embodied Sense of Safety During Mental Health Crisis. Health Expectations 2024, 27: e14122. PMID: 38898606, PMCID: PMC11186845, DOI: 10.1111/hex.14122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health crisisCrisis careService usersHermeneutic phenomenological approachPerspectives of peopleHealth crisisHolistic careCrisis servicesSelf-reportSense of safetyCrisis supportCareMedical interventionsPhenomenological approachLived experienceImpact peoplePhone linesParticipantsInterviewsServicesPeopleEmotional holdingDesign servicesCrisis responseDesirable responses
2023
Mental Health Service Staff on Sharing Lived Experience in the Workplace
King A, Roennfeldt H, Brasier C, Byrne L, Fortune T, Brophy L. Mental Health Service Staff on Sharing Lived Experience in the Workplace. Australian Social Work 2023, 77: 228-242. DOI: 10.1080/0312407x.2022.2156802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCore social work valuesSocial work valuesSocial workersLived experienceService users' experiencesMental health service staffService reformHealth service staffWork valuesService staffInclusion of staffRange of rolesMental health workplaceMental health servicesHealth servicesService usersQualitative studyMental health systemStaff perspectivesConflicting waysHealth workplaceReformWorkersResponsibilityPerspective
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
Mental health lived experience academics in tertiary education: The views of nurse academics
Happell B, Wynaden D, Tohotoa J, Platania-Phung C, Byrne L, Martin G, Harris S. Mental health lived experience academics in tertiary education: The views of nurse academics. Nurse Education Today 2014, 35: 113-117. PMID: 25112925, DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAustralian universitiesNurse academicsMental health nursing contentNursing education programsService user involvementStudent learningNursing studentsTertiary educationAcademic rolesEducation programsNursing contentUndergraduate levelEducational programsMental health nursingAcademicsHealth nursingUniversityContent analysisEducationMajor themesLived experienceSemi-structured telephone interviewsService user engagementPolicy developmentNursingLived‐experience participation in nurse education: Reducing stigma and enhancing popularity
Happell B, Byrne L, Platania‐Phung C, Harris S, Bradshaw J, Davies J. Lived‐experience participation in nurse education: Reducing stigma and enhancing popularity. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2014, 23: 427-434. PMID: 24898260, DOI: 10.1111/inm.12077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health nursingHealth nursingMental illnessMental health curriculumMental health practitionersMental health challengesMental health courseHealth challengesHealth practitionersSignificant positive changesHealth curriculumNursingSubject t testsT-testIllnessHealth coursesService usersNurse educationCoursePositive changesCohortLived experienceNegative attitudes
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