Motivations of persons with psychiatric disabilities to work in mental health peer services: A qualitative study using self-determination theory

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-41

  Moran, Galia Sharon ^a   Russinova, Zlatka ^b   Yim, Jung Yeon ^c   Sprague, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer providers; Internal motivation; Mental health peer work; Mental illness occupational rehabilitation; Psychiatric rehabilitation; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84895182317     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-013-9440-2     Document Type: Article

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