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Open AccessPerspectives and Experiences of Stakeholders on Self-Disclosure of Peers in Mental Health Services
With the movement towards recovery-oriented mental health (MH) services, individuals with MH lived-experience are increasingly employed as peer providers (peers). Peers are unique in that they bring knowledge ...
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Open AccessCross-Cultural Insights from Two Global Mental Health Studies: Self-Enhancement and Ingroup Biases
This commentary highlights two cross-cultural issues identified from our global mental health (GMH) research, RECOLLECT (Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing) 2: self-enhancement and ingroup biases. ...
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Open AccessImplementation of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle- and low-income-countries: a theory of change approach
Stakeholder engagement is essential to the design, implementation and evaluation of complex mental health interventions like peer support. Theory of Change (ToC) is commonly used in global health research to h...
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Open AccessPerspectives of key informants before and after implementing UPSIDES peer support in mental health services: qualitative findings from an international multi-site study
Peer support is an essential part of recovery-oriented care worldwide. Contextual factors have an impact on the implementation of peer support work. However, research has paid little attention to similarities ...
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Open AccessUPSIDES Mental Health Peer Support in Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Actions and Insights
The outburst of the COVID-19 pandemic challenged vulnerable populations such as individuals with significant mental illness. In this fresh focus, we describe the innovative development of the UPSIDES mental he...
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Open AccessTypology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation
The employment of mental health peer support (PS) is recommended in national and international mental health policy, and widely implemented across many countries. The key components of PS remain to be identifi...
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Open AccessMental health workers’ perspectives on peer support in high-, middle- and low income settings: a focus group study
Peer support is increasingly acknowledged as an integral part of mental health services around the world. However, most research on peer support comes from high-income countries, with little attention to simil...
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Open AccessPeer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- and low-income countries: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT)
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 in global mental health. Building upo...
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Open AccessA systematic review of influences on implementation of peer support work for adults with mental health problems
The evidence base for peer support work in mental health is established, yet implementation remains a challenge. The aim of this systematic review was to identify influences which facilitate or are barriers to...
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Open AccessLost in transition? Professional perspectives on transitional mental health services for young people in Germany: a qualitative study
The transition of young patients from child and adolescent to adult mental health services often results in the interruption or termination of care. At this intersection, mental health professionals function a...
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Open AccessLost in transition? Perceptions of health care among young people with mental health problems in Germany: a qualitative study
The transitioning of young patients from child and adolescent to adult mental health services when indicated often results in the interruption or termination of service. The personal views of young service use...
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Open AccessRecovery and decision-making involvement in people with severe mental illness from six countries: a prospective observational study
Clinical decision-making is the vehicle of health care provision, and level of involvement predicts implementation and satisfaction. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of decision-making exper...
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Im Herbst 2015 ist die Psychiatrie-Enquete 40 Jahre alt geworden, die umfassende Verbesserungen bei der Versorgung psychisch Kranker hervorbrachte. Heute blicken wir auf eine breit gefächerte psychiatrische Ve...
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Mental ill health in adults with intellectual disability (ID) is a neglected field in psychiatry and thus still widely understudied. This paper provides data on the prevalence of mental illness and problem beh...
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Versorgungsstrukturen in der Psychiatrie
Im Herbst 2015 ist die Psychiatrie-Enquete 40 Jahre alt geworden, die umfassende Verbesserungen bei der Versorgung psychisch Kranker hervorbrachte. Heute blicken wir auf eine breit gefächerte psychiatrische Ve...
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The hel** alliance (HA) between patient and therapist has been studied in detail in psychotherapy research, but less is known about the HA in long-term community mental health care. The aim of this study was...
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To assess (1) the desire of people with severe mental illness for information on their treatment and (2) whether the desire for information is associated with socio-demographic variables, diagnosis, illness du...
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Open AccessThe development and evaluation of a five-language multi-perspective standardised measure: clinical decision-making involvement and satisfaction (CDIS)
The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a brief quantitative five-language measure of involvement and satisfaction in clinical decision-making (CDIS) – with versions for patients (CDIS-P) and staff (...
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Open AccessDevelopment and psychometric properties of a five-language multiperspective instrument to assess clinical decision making style in the treatment of people with severe mental illness (CDMS)
The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate psychometric properties of the Clinical Decision Making Style (CDMS) scale which measures general preferences for decision making as well as preferences regard...
