Introduction to the special issue on mental health self-help
Brown, Louis D. Shepherd, Matthew D. Wituk, Scott A. Meissen, Gregory J.
Brown, Louis D.
Shepherd, Matthew D.
Wituk, Scott A.
Meissen, Gregory J.
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Brown, Louis D.
Shepherd, Matthew D.
Wituk, Scott A.
Meissen, Gregory J.
Shepherd, Matthew D.
Wituk, Scott A.
Meissen, Gregory J.
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2008-07-03
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Consumer-run,Mental health,Mental illness,Mutual help,Self-help
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Brown, L.D., Shepherd, M.D., Wituk, S.A. and Meissen, G. (2008), Introduction to the Special Issue on Mental Health Self-Help. American Journal of Community Psychology, 42: 105-109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-008-9187-7
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Since the 1950s, people with mental illness and their families have been organizing a wide range of self-directed, mutual support oriented initiatives, including self-help groups, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. These initiatives have become increasingly widespread over the years and today mental health self-help initiatives outnumber traditional mental health organizations in the United States (Goldstrom et al., Admin Policy Mental Health Mental Health Serv Res 33:92-103, 2006). Mental health self-help embodies much of what community psychologists promote, including the self-directed organization of people to create social change and facilitate personal transformation. This special issue provides new insight into several prominent areas of inquiry surrounding these low-cost interventions including: (1) their evidence base; (2) the processes by which people benefit; (3) how they interface with the mental health system; and (4) the value dilemmas they face. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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American Journal of Community Psychology
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0091-0562