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Integrated care: wellness-oriented peer approaches: a key ingredient for integrated care
1Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, Rutgers University, USA. pswarbrick@cspnj.org
Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.)
|August 2, 2013
Summary
People with lived experience are leading a movement toward whole health and wellness in mental healthcare. Wellness-focused peer support and coaching can enhance integrated care models for mental and substance use disorders.
Area of Science:
- Mental Health Services Research
- Integrative Medicine
- Peer Support Models
Background:
- Individuals with lived experience of mental illness are driving a paradigm shift towards whole health and wellness.
- This movement impacts advocacy, policy, and the delivery of mental health care.
- Peer-led initiatives are increasingly recognized for their potential in transforming mental health systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine definitions of wellness within the context of mental health.
- To explore various peer support and wellness coaching models.
- To analyze the benefits and potential challenges of integrating peer-oriented wellness approaches with traditional medical models.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and conceptual analysis of wellness definitions and peer support frameworks.
- Examination of integrated care models incorporating peer specialists and wellness coaches.
- Discussion of the interplay between peer wellness approaches and the established medical model.
Main Results:
- Wellness-oriented peer approaches, including peer support and wellness coaching, offer valuable contributions to integrated care.
- These models can be effectively implemented by peer-support whole-health specialists and wellness coaches.
- Potential benefits and inherent tensions exist when aligning peer wellness philosophies with the medical model.
Conclusions:
- Peer-led wellness initiatives are crucial for advancing whole health and wellness in mental healthcare.
- Integrating peer-oriented wellness approaches with the medical model can improve outcomes for individuals with mental and substance use disorders.
- Further research and policy development are needed to optimize the synergy between peer support and traditional care.
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