Increasing Social Support for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Evaluating the Compeer Model of Intentional Friendship

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作者：
Brian H. McCorkle
E. Sally Rogers
Erin C. Dunn
Asya Lyass
Yu Mui Wan
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[1] The Albert & Jessie Danielsen Institute at Boston University,Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
[2] Boston University,Elementary and Secondary Education
[3] Massachusetts Department of Education,Center for College Health and Safety
[4] Education Development Center,undefined
[5] Inc,undefined
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Community Mental Health Journal | 2008年 / 44卷
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Community support programs; Social support; Social skills training; Psychiatric rehabilitation; Compeer;
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We conducted a quasi-experimental study of Compeer, which matches community volunteers and people with SMI to increase social support. Seventy-five adults with SMI received community psychiatric treatments-usual (TAU) while 79 adults received Compeer services plus TAU. Compeer clients reported significant improvements in social support and a trend towards improved subjective well-being. After 6 months, social support increased >1 SD for 13%, increasing to 23% at 12 months, supporting qualitative research suggesting the “active ingredient” in intentional friendships often takes more than 1 year to develop. This subgroup of responders showed significant gains in subjective well-being and reductions in psychiatric symptoms.
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