The effectiveness of peer support groups in psychosis: A randomized controlled trial

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-72

  Castelein, S ^a   Bruggeman, R ^a   Van Busschbach, J T ^a   Van Der Gaag, M ^b,c   Stant, A D ^a   Knegtering, H ^a   Wiersma, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b PARNASSIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Peer support; Psychiatric nursing; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trial; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 45149115647     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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