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SUBMITTER: Chinman M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5638298 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chinman Matthew M McInnes D Keith DK Eisen Susan S Ellison Marsha M Farkas Marianne M Armstrong Moe M Resnick Sandra G SG
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) 20170615 9
Mental health peer specialists are individuals with serious mental illnesses who receive training to use their lived experiences to help others with serious mental illnesses in clinical settings. This Open Forum discusses the state of the research for mental health peer specialists and suggests a research agenda to advance the field. Studies have suggested that peer specialists vary widely in their roles, settings, and theoretical orientations. Theories of action have been proposed, but none hav ...[more]