2014
Pushing, Patience, and Persistence: Peer Providers' Perspectives on Supportive Relationships
Mourra S, Sledge W, Sells D, Lawless M, Davidson L. Pushing, Patience, and Persistence: Peer Providers' Perspectives on Supportive Relationships. American Journal Of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2014, 17: 307-328. DOI: 10.1080/15487768.2014.967601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeer staffSupport providersPeer support providersSupportive relationshipsPeer supportClients' strugglesInevitable setbacksMultiple inpatient admissionsVicarious traumaQualitative studyStaff relationshipsMutual identificationSuch experiencesStruggleProvider perspectivesInterviewsData analytic strategiesPersonal natureParticipants' interestAnalytic strategiesPerspectivePeer supportersStaffOwn feelingsExperience
2011
Effectiveness of Peer Support in Reducing Readmissions of Persons With Multiple Psychiatric Hospitalizations
Sledge WH, Lawless M, Sells D, Wieland M, O'Connell MJ, Davidson L. Effectiveness of Peer Support in Reducing Readmissions of Persons With Multiple Psychiatric Hospitalizations. Psychiatric Services 2011, 62: 541-544. PMID: 21532082, DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.5.pss6205_0541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent psychiatric hospitalizationsPsychiatric hospitalizationUsual careRisk of readmissionMajor mental illnessMultiple psychiatric hospitalizationsPeer supportIndex dischargeHospital daysPeer mentorsPsychiatric hospitalMental illnessPromising interventionHospitalizationPatientsMonthsReadmissionStudy limitationsCareRehospitalizationHospitalIllness
2007
A Peer-Support, Group Intervention to Reduce Substance Use and Criminality Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness
Rowe M, Bellamy C, Baranoski M, Wieland M, O'Connell MJ, Benedict P, Davidson L, Buchanan J, Sells D. A Peer-Support, Group Intervention to Reduce Substance Use and Criminality Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services 2007, 58: 955-961. PMID: 17602012, DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.7.955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJail diversion servicesSevere mental illnessStandard clinical treatmentDrug useAlcohol useMental illnessControl groupClinical treatmentGroup interventionSerious mental illnessDiversion servicesExperimental groupPeer supportRepeated-measures analysisClinical trialsProgram databaseSelf-report questionnairesMixed model analysisChance findingIntervention participationOutcome variablesSubstance useIllnessTime interactionLevel of intervention
2005
Peer Support Among Adults With Serious Mental Illness: A Report From the Field
Davidson L, Chinman M, Sells D, Rowe M. Peer Support Among Adults With Serious Mental Illness: A Report From the Field. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2005, 32: 443-450. PMID: 16461576, PMCID: PMC2632237, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbj043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessMental health systemMental illnessHealth systemPeer supportMental health service provisionMental health careHealth service provisionConventional careCase managementIllnessHealth careCareRecovery movementPerson's historyFurther explorationService provisionCancerTraumaTrials