This article reviews the history and potential effectiveness of peer support among persons
with severe mental illness. Following a historical overview, we describe the three primary …

Meaningful service user involvement in health professions education requires integrating
knowledge held by “lay” people affected by health challenges into professional theories and …

In this era of revolutionary progress in the areas of science and medicine, it comes as no
surprise that knowledge of the biology of mental illness and psychopharmacologic …

The concept of empowerment has become increasingly popular with mental health
professionals. But while it is a frequently cited goal in the helping professions, empowerment …

The hiring of consumers as providers of mental health services has steadily increased over
the last decade. This article, based on the literature and two round table discussions …

This is a description of the experiences which I and other people in recovery from psychiatric
disabilities undergo in working in the mental health system. The process of our recovery …

The practice patterns of consumer andnon-consumer providers of assertive community
treatmentare compared using both quantitative and qualitativedata collected as part of a …

Family members of persons with mental illness experience multiple stressors stemming from
the burdens of caring for the ill family member. A potential source of help for this population …

This paper presents the findings from an innovative project in which people with mental
illness were incorporated in the classroom setting of social work students in Israel. This …

Social workers are the major providers of mental health services in the United States, yet the
profession has been reluctant to include recovering consumers in its ranks. This article …