Dijkers MP. Issues in the conceptualization and measurement of participation: an overview.
While participation is increasingly defined as the key outcome of rehabilitation …

Abstract The Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) program was developed based on a
comprehensive review of research on teaching illness self-management strategies to clients …

This book is the first to chronicle the story of Housing First (HF), a paradigm-shifting
evidence-based approach to ending homelessness that began in New York City in 1992 …

In 1981, Toronto activist Mel Starkman wrote:" An important new movement is sweeping
through the western world.... The'mad,'the oppressed, the ex-inmates of society's asylums …

Presenting a compelling alternative to the traditional medical approach, The Strengths
Model demonstrates an evidence-based approach to helping people with a psychiatric …

Objective: Despite decades of deinstitutionalization, individuals with psychiatric disabilities
living outside the hospital may be described as in the community, but not of it. To effectively …

Loneliness is a highly prevalent experience in schizophrenia. Theoretical models developed
in the general population propose that loneliness is tantamount to a feeling of being unsafe …

Background: Currently there is no evidence on the effectiveness of Individual Placement and
Support (IPS) in Sweden. Aims: To determine the effectiveness of IPS on vocational …

The new paradigm of recovery has highlighted the importance of positive social
relationships, but little is known about their role in recovery among homeless individuals …

Supported housing is broadly defined as independent housing in the community that is
coupled with the provision of community mental health and support service. Recent studies …