Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program

Peer mentoring for eating disorders: evaluation of a pilot program

Abstract Background Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that are often associated with poor quality of life and low long-term recovery rates. Peer mentor programs have been found to improve psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in other mental illnesses, and a small number of studi...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Beveridge, Andrea Phillipou, Kelly Edwards, Alice Hobday, Krissy Hilton, Cathy Wyett, Anna Saw, Georgia Graham, David Castle, Leah Brennan, Philippa Harrison, Rebecca de Gier, Narelle Warren, Freya Hanly, Benjamin Torrens-Witherow, J. Richard Newton, Steering group committee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Eating disorders
Peer mentor
Quality of life
Treatment
Peer work
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-018-0268-6

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