Experiences and outcomes of group volunteer befriending with patients with severe mental illness : an exploratory mixed-methods study in Colombia

Background: Improving care for patients with severe mental illness in Latin America requires effective strategies that are low-cost. One such strategy is a volunteering scheme, referred to as befriending, which seeks to support the social integration of p

Autores:
Botero Rodríguez, Felipe
Hernandez M.C.
Uribe Restrepo, José Miguel Ignacio
Cabarique Mendez, Camilo Andres
Fung C.
Priebe S.
Gómez- Restrepo, Carlos
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2021
Institución:
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Repositorio:
Repositorio Universidad Javeriana
Idioma:
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.javeriana.edu.co:10554/60002
Acceso en línea:
https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-021-03232-z
http://hdl.handle.net/10554/60002
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03232-z
Palabra clave:
Adult
Article
Awareness
Befriending Program
Bipolar Disorder
Clinical Article
Clinical Trial
Colombia
Community Mental Health
Content Analysis
Disease Severity
Exploratory Research
Female
Friendship
Global Health
Health Program
Human
Male
Rights
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
Description
Summary:Background: Improving care for patients with severe mental illness in Latin America requires effective strategies that are low-cost. One such strategy is a volunteering scheme, referred to as befriending, which seeks to support the social integration of p