2018
Outcomes of a Peer Mentor Intervention for Persons With Recurrent Psychiatric Hospitalization
O'Connell MJ, Sledge WH, Staeheli M, Sells D, Costa M, Wieland M, Davidson L. Outcomes of a Peer Mentor Intervention for Persons With Recurrent Psychiatric Hospitalization. Psychiatric Services 2018, 69: 760-767. PMID: 29656708, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent psychiatric hospitalizationsStandard careSerious mental illnessPsychiatric hospitalizationPsychiatric symptomsMental illnessSubstance usePeer-mentoring interventionBehavioral health careIndex hospitalizationHospital dischargeEmergency departmentMood disordersHospitalizationMentor interventionPsychosocial functioningCareMentorship interventionHealth careGreater reductionIllnessSymptomsGreater improvementTrialsMonths
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