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Peer Support Services Reaching People with Schizophrenia

Considerations for Research and Practice

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Authors:
  1. Megan Evans

    1. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, USA

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  • Provides guidance that is grounded in both research and practice
  • Over 300 sources in the realist review provides a comprehensive view of a diverse field
  • Discussion of implementation considerations provides actionable steps to guide implementation of peer support programs

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Schizophrenia as a Public Health Problem

    • Megan Evans
    Pages 1-20

  3. Current Approaches to Schizophrenia Treatment

    • Megan Evans
    Pages 21-29

  4. Theoretical Foundations of Peer Support

    • Megan Evans
    Pages 31-42

  5. Origins of Peer Support and the Modern Recovery Movement in the United States

    • Megan Evans
    Pages 43-49

  6. Peer Support and Mental Health: A Review of the Evidence

    • Megan Evans
    Pages 51-59

  7. Realist Perspective and Methodology

    • Megan Evans
    Pages 61-72

  8. Diversity in Programmatic Features, Peer Support Strategies, Potential Mechanisms, and Outcomes

    • Megan Evans
    Pages 73-128

  9. Implementation Considerations and Key Challenges

    • Megan Evans
    Pages 129-144

  10. Summary, Implications, and Future Directions

    • Megan Evans
    Pages 145-160

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 161-161
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About this book

Many mental health providers are seeking guidance in designing and improving peer support programs for people with mental illnesses. However, the evidence base in this area is limited by lack of consensus on the core components of peer support. This research provides a comprehensive, nuanced view of peer support reaching people with schizophrenia. Results of a realist review of 355 sources and interviews with experts in the field are presented. Realist review is an approach to evidence synthesis that asks, ‘What works, for whom, and in what circumstances?’ Results include a typology of key functions of peer support (e.g., being there, linkage to clinical care and community resources, systems advocacy, ongoing support), documented benefits (e.g., decreased acute care utilization, increased recovery), and implementation recommendations (e.g., critical mass of peer workers, supportive infrastructure, an organizational recovery orientation). The book is intended for program planners, managers, and researchers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, USA

    Megan Evans

About the author

Dr. Megan Evans is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Program for Recovery & Community Health at Yale School of Medicine, USA. She is passionate about peer support and advancing recovery-oriented practice in mental health care. Her current research program has two primary foci: 1) the role of employment in mental health recovery, and 2) designing, implementing, and evaluating peer support programs in mental health care.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Peer Support Services Reaching People with Schizophrenia

  • Book Subtitle: Considerations for Research and Practice

  • Authors: Megan Evans

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29042-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29041-1Published: 12 April 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29044-2Published: 13 April 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-29042-8Published: 11 April 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 161

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychology, general, Pedagogic Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Social Work

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