<unk>  is a method of medical intervention that shapes health<unk>  policies, programs, facility design, and day-to-day interactions among patients,<unk> es, physicians, nurses, and other health<unk>  professionals by making a patient's<unk>  an integral and co-equal part of a healthcare team. A patient, and their<unk> 's, experience with their<unk>  is widely recognized as an essential part of health<unk>  outcomes. Thus, under<unk> , the patient's<unk>  supports the patient while he/she is in the hospital, and the<unk>  members are generally closely involved with the<unk>  and<unk>  plan of the patient.
Making patients and their<unk> es integral and coequal parts of the health<unk>  team improve the quality and safety of a patient's<unk>  by helping to foster communication between them and health<unk>  professionals; by taking<unk> al/patient input and concerns into account, the patient and<unk>  feels comfortable questioning staff on a patient's plan of<unk> , and both patients and their<unk> es are "on board" in terms of what to expect with medical interventions and health outcomes.<unk><unk>  approaches to health<unk>  intervention also generally lead to wiser allocation of health<unk>  resources, as well as greater patient and<unk>  satisfaction.
Family centered care
Evidence-based nursing
Cross-cultural psychiatry
Artificial life
Evidence based practice
Goal-directed therapy
Battered woman defence
Outpatient commitment