Effectiveness of one-to-one peer support for patients with severe mental illness – a randomised controlled trial

C.I. Mahlke, S. Priebe, K. Heumann, A. Daubmann, K. Wegscheider, T. Bock
2017 European psychiatry  
One-to-one peer support is a resource-oriented approach for patients with severe mental illness. Existing trials provided inconsistent results and commonly have methodological shortcomings, such as poor training and role definition of peer supporters, small sample sizes, and lack of blinded outcome assessments.
doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.12.007 pmid:28364685 fatcat:x6jlaawqirelxktajervk4zik4