Modern community mental health care considers social
integration vital for improving mental health.
However, efforts to reach this goal have not been as
successful as anticipated. The study wants to achieve
a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of social
integration of people with mental health problems in
the community, and develop the healthcare
professionals insight into this phenomenon by means
of co-operative inquiry. The data was interviews with
neighbours of group homes for people with mental
health problems, and focus groups interviews with
users. The neighbours reported...