A substantial peer-worker workforce in a psychiatric service will improve patient outcomes - the case against.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite considerable research into the effectiveness of peer workers in clinical psychiatry, there is insufficient evidence to support the proposition that a substantial peer workforce would improve the outcomes of people living with mental illness.
PMID: 28468505 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - April 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: O'Connor N, Clark S, Ryan CJ Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research