
45% to 75% of mental health professionals have personal experience with mental health care services, yet they may feel shame, embarrassment, and fear of being judged negatively for it.
Ms Karbouniaris is a researcher and lecturer at the Research Centre for Social Innovation at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
45% to 75% of mental health professionals have personal experience with mental health care services, yet they may feel shame, embarrassment, and fear of being judged negatively for it.
Many mental health professionals have also used mental health services. What role should their personal experience play in their clinical practice—if any?