Advocacy, government, and public-service groups rely on a variety of strategies to diminish
the impact of stigma on persons with severe mental illness. These strategies include protest …

This article reviews the history and potential effectiveness of peer support among persons
with severe mental illness. Following a historical overview, we describe the three primary …

Peer support is based on the belief that people who have faced, endured, and overcome
adversity can offer useful support, encouragement, hope, and perhaps mentorship to others …

This comprehensive, authoritative text provides a state-of-the-art review of current
knowledge and best practices for helping adults with psychiatric disabilities move forward in …

There is emerging broad agreement among social, political and economic sciences that the
institutions of modern society can be divided into three sectors: state, market and the …

Providing peer support to individuals with psychiatric disabilities has emerged as a
promising modality of mental health services. These services are delivered by individuals …

More than half of people with severe mental illness are lonely, the subjective state
associated with social isolation and lack of desired relationships. Their loneliness is related …

In this book we explore what has been referred to earlier as 'Power in Strange
Places'(Barker and Peck, 1987). In doing so, we have drawn on research by ourselves and …

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the increasingly popular mutual-help program for alcoholics, is
often criticized for being just another substitute addiction, emphasizing “powerlessness” to …

Advocacy, government, and public-service groups rely on a variety of strategies to diminish
the impact of stigma on persons with severe mental illness. These strategies include protest …