interprofessional collaboration: an appropriate strategy to mental health services

aim and background: appropriate and comprehensive response to problems and needs of mental health services requires to employ participatory approaches. therefore, this literature review study aimed to assess interprofessional collaboration as one of the beneficial methods of delivering mental health services. methods and materials: in this review study, data was collected by searching electronic resources including google search engine and scientific databases as well as searching printed library resources. findings: the results showed that various studies have depicted many benefits for the complex concept of interprofessional collaboration. the beneficial effects of the approach were found to be related to receiving more sophisticated services by the clients and also to improved health professionals' satisfaction and facilitated services. conclusions: considering the importance of interprofessional collaboration in mental health services, it is necessary for health sciences students and health professionals to get ready to employ the approach.