Implementation of a peer support worker in a forensic psychiatric hospital in Germany—Views of patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15518107 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peggy Walde (0000-0002-6901-7244, University of Rostock, corresponding author), Julia Hadala (University of Rostock), Verena Peipe (SRH Hochschule Heidelberg), Birgit Vollm (0000-0003-4571-3410, University of Rostock) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Pages | 1061106-1061106 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1061106 |
| PMID | 36970261 |
| OpenAlex | W4323567681 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Findings revealed a broad acceptance of the peer support intervention by most patients, but also some reservations. They saw the peer support worker as someone who is part of the professional team, and has a unique knowledge coming from personal experience. This knowledge often facilitated conversations about several topics related to patients experiences with substance use and their recovery journey
Conversation · Focus group · Intervention (counseling · Medical education · Mental health · Peer group · Peer review · Peer support · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Social support · Thematic analysis · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology · Social Psychology
Uses and abuses of recovery
Peer support
Peer support in adult mental health services
A review of the literature on peer support in mental health services
Patients' Views With Regard to Personal Recovery in Forensic Psychiatry in German-Speaking Switzerland—An Explorative Study
Using thematic analysis in psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |