2001
Chronicity Reconsidered: Improving Person-Environment Fit Through a Consumer-Run Service
Chinman M, Weingarten R, Stayner D, Davidson L. Chronicity Reconsidered: Improving Person-Environment Fit Through a Consumer-Run Service. Community Mental Health Journal 2001, 37: 215-229. PMID: 11440423, DOI: 10.1023/a:1017577029956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health consumersSerious psychiatric disordersSerious mental illnessConsumer-run servicesPeer supportCommunity-based servicesLong-term careState mental hospitalSubsample of peopleAcute hospitalizationCommunity-based service systemsPsychiatric disordersMental illnessHealth consumersMental hospitalsSocial isolationChronicityPotential utilityPoor person-environment fitHospitalizationChronicHospitalIllnessCare
1999
Peer Support Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness: A Review of the Evidence
Davidson L, Chinman M, Kloos B, Weingarten R, Stayner D, Tebes J. Peer Support Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness: A Review of the Evidence. Clinical Psychology Science And Practice 1999, 6: 165-187. DOI: 10.1093/clipsy.6.2.165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere mental illnessConsumer-run servicesMutual support groupsMental illnessPsychiatric disabilitiesPeer supportSupport groupsQuality of lifeUncontrolled studiesRecovery of individualsRehabilitative settingsIllnessDisabilityPotential effectivenessPrimary formIndividualsProvidersGroupPopulationSymptoms