2012
Peer support among persons with severe mental illnesses: a review of evidence and experience
DAVIDSON L, BELLAMY C, GUY K, MILLER R. Peer support among persons with severe mental illnesses: a review of evidence and experience. World Psychiatry 2012, 11: 123-128. PMID: 22654945, PMCID: PMC3363389, DOI: 10.1016/j.wpsyc.2012.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCo-occurring substance use disordersPeer supportSevere mental illnessPeer staffMental health servicesSubstance use disordersCommunity mental healthTreatment eraConventional mental health servicesEmergency roomUse disordersReview of evidenceHealth servicesMental illnessMental healthSubstance useParticipants' levelLife domainsParticipants' senseService user movementHospitalIllnessPsychosisStaffPersons
2009
Cascading crises, resilience and social support within the onset and development of multiple chronic conditions
Sells D, Sledge WH, Wieland M, Walden D, Flanagan E, Miller R, Davidson L. Cascading crises, resilience and social support within the onset and development of multiple chronic conditions. Chronic Illness 2009, 5: 92-102. PMID: 19474232, DOI: 10.1177/1742395309104166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportMultiple chronic conditionsMultiple chronic illnessesAvailable social supportChronic conditionsPersonal resilienceIllness onsetChronic illnessRetrospective accountsPersonal identityPatterns of adaptationAdult responsesSemi-structured interviewsUrban primary care clinicParticipants' responsesPrimary care clinicsCare clinicsNeeds of personsSubsequent adaptationQualitative studyResilienceCascading crisesDistinct patternsSupportIllness“Unfortunately, We Treat the Chart:” Sources of Stigma in Mental Health Settings
Flanagan EH, Miller R, Davidson L. “Unfortunately, We Treat the Chart:” Sources of Stigma in Mental Health Settings. Psychiatric Quarterly 2009, 80: 55-64. PMID: 19191027, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-009-9093-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health settingsHealth settingsMental illnessSystemic pressureCommunity mental health centerMental health centersBackground StigmaHealth centersLabeling patientsSources of stigmaIllnessMixed qualitative-quantitative designPatientsSocietal stigmaSymptomsStigmaDeficitsInterpretive phenomenological analysisSettingPrimary themesQualitative-quantitative designPractitionersCharts