Another rather than other: Experiences of peer support specialist workers and their managers working in mental health services

Journal of Public Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 238-249

  Berry, Clio ^a   Hayward, Mark I ^b   Chandler, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convalescence; Evaluation; Mental health; National Health Service; Peer support; Service user involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993013727     PISSN: 17465729     EISSN: 20428731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465721111188269     Document Type: Article

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