Monitoring the dissemination of peer support in the VA healthcare system

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 433-441

  Barber, Jessica A ^a   Rosenheck, Robert A ^b,c   Armstrong, Moe ^a   Resnick, Sandra G ^c  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA New England MIRECC   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer support; Program evaluation; Recovery; Vet to Vet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; VETERAN;

ADULT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 57649122095     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-008-9146-7     Document Type: Article

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