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Elisabeth Argentzell
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Open AccessThe Process of Supporting Careers for Young Adults with Mental Health Problems: Case Study of a Supported Education Program
Mental health problems often appear at a young age. As the labour market places higher demands for education and competence, mental health services are focusing on young adults’ support needs for school and ca...
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Open AccessManaging Peer Support Workers in Swedish Mental Health Services—A Leadership Perspective on Implementation and Sustainability
Even though it has been demonstrated that peer support contributes to positive outcomes for service users, organizational implementation issues remain. The aim of the current study was to examine an implementa...
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Open AccessThe Journey to My Student Identity: A Grounded Theory Study on Supported Education for Young Adults with Mental Health Problems
Support for develo** a work identity has been shown to be essential for the recovery process of young adults with mental health problems. Since research shows that the development of a student role during th...
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Open AccessExploring mediators of the recovery process over time among mental health service users, using a mixed model regression analysis based on cluster RCT data
Personal recovery is associated with many significant health-related factors, but studies exploring associations between activity factors and personal recovery among service users are scarce. The aims of this ...
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Open AccessA day in the life of people with severe mental illness living in supported housing
People with severe mental illness (SMI) living in supported housing (SH) struggle in everyday life and we currently lack a comprehensive body of knowledge concerning how the residents experience their day. Thi...
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Open AccessPredictors of clinically important improvements in occupational and quality of life outcomes among mental health service users after completion and follow-up of a lifestyle intervention: multiple regression modelling based on longitudinal data
Balancing Everyday Life (BEL) is a new activity-based lifestyle intervention for mental health service users. An earlier study found BEL to be effective in increasing occupational engagement, occupational bala...
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Open AccessService Users Experience of Peer Support in Swedish Mental Health Care: A “Tip** Point” in the Care-Giving Culture?
Peer support workers are increasingly considered an essential ingredient in recovery-oriented mental health services. While research continues to point to promising results concerning the ability of these work...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of Balancing Everyday Life (BEL) versus standard occupational therapy for activity engagement and functioning among people with mental illness – a cluster RCT study
Many with a mental illness have an impoverished everyday life with few meaningful activities and a sedentary lifestyle. The study aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the 16-week Balancing Everyday Life (B...
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Open AccessWellbeing, activity and housing satisfaction – comparing residents with psychiatric disabilities in supported housing and ordinary housing with support
The home is imperative for the possibilities for meaningful everyday activities among people with psychiatric disabilities. Knowledge of whether such possibilities vary with type of housing and housing support...
