Background Peer support provides the opportunity for peers with experiential knowledge of
a mental illness to give emotional, appraisal and informational assistance to current service …

Background Little is known about whether peer support improves outcomes for people with
severe mental illness. Method A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted …

BackgroundThe benefits of peer support interventions (PSIs) for individuals with mental
illness are not well known. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to …

Background Peer support is being introduced into mental health services internationally,
often in response to workforce policy. Earlier systematic reviews incorporate different …

This article provides a snapshot of the nature, guiding philosophy, and empiric status of
interventions for people with schizophrenia that go beyond traditional …

Background Peer support is being integrated within mental health services to further the
development of a recovery approach. However, the most effective models and formats of …

Peer support is based on the belief that people who have faced, endured, and overcome
adversity can offer useful support, encouragement, hope, and perhaps mentorship to others …

The field of people who are living well with schizophrenia working as resources and
supports to others living with the illness is an idea that is growing momentum. This …

Background Supportive therapy is often used in everyday clinical care and in evaluative
studies of other treatments. Objectives To review the effects of supportive therapy compared …

Background Peer support is an established intervention involving a person recovering from
mental illness supporting others with mental illness. Peer support is an under-used resource …