CommonGround (software)
Encyclopedia
CommonGround is a web-based software program
that helps mental health
clients
identify treatment preferences and effectively communicate them to clinicians.
People diagnosed with mental health disorders are often faced with complex treatment options. Shared decision making
can be useful when medical evidence
does not suggest a clearly optimal treatment path. The program makes use of shared decision making to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of consultations, and has led to higher levels of satisfaction among clients.
in 2006 in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services.
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
that helps mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
clients
Patient
A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider....
identify treatment preferences and effectively communicate them to clinicians.
People diagnosed with mental health disorders are often faced with complex treatment options. Shared decision making
Shared decision making
Shared decision-making is an approach where clinicians and patients communicate together using the best available evidence when faced with the task of making decisions, where patients are supported to deliberate about the possible attributes and consequences of options, to arrive at informed...
can be useful when medical evidence
Evidence-based medicine
Evidence-based medicine or evidence-based practice aims to apply the best available evidence gained from the scientific method to clinical decision making. It seeks to assess the strength of evidence of the risks and benefits of treatments and diagnostic tests...
does not suggest a clearly optimal treatment path. The program makes use of shared decision making to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of consultations, and has led to higher levels of satisfaction among clients.
History
CommonGround was first implemented by Patricia DeeganPatricia Deegan
Patricia E. Deegan is a disability-rights advocate, psychologist and researcher living in the United States. She is known as an advocate of the mental health recovery movement and is an international speaker and trainer in the field of mental health....
in 2006 in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services.