Peer support among adults with serious mental illness: A report from the field

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 443-450

  Davidson, Larry ^a   Chinman, Matthew ^b   Sells, David ^a   Rowe, Michael ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer survivor movement; Mental health care; Mental illness; Mentorship; Mutuality; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOPE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING;

ADULT; CONVALESCENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PEER GROUP; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745586524     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbj043     Document Type: Review

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