The impact of peer support work on the mental health of peer support specialists.

Autor: Poremski D; Health Intelligence Unit, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore. daniel.poremski@mail.mcgill.ca., Kuek JHL; Health Intelligence Unit, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore., Yuan Q; Research Department, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore., Li Z; Department of Nursing, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore., Yow KL; Department of Allied Health Services, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore., Eu PW; Department of General Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore., Chua HC; Office of the CEO, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of mental health systems [Int J Ment Health Syst] 2022 Oct 18; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 51. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 18.
DOI: 10.1186/s13033-022-00561-8
Abstrakt: Background: Peers support specialists have positive impacts on the mental health of their service users. However, less is known about how their mental health changes as a result of their activities.
Methods: We followed 10 peer support specialists over their first year of employment and interviewed them thrice. We used grounded theory to analyse the way in which the health of participants changed.
Results: Self-reported mental health of our participants did not change over the course of the study. However, the role did help participants grow and learn about their condition and their strengths. While sharing their past experiences could be taxing, they learned how to harness their recovery journey without risking relapse.
Conclusion: Entering the role of a peer support specialist does not appear to negatively impact mental health, but might enhance insight and resilience. However, this appears to occur in individuals who already possess an inclination toward introspection.
(© 2022. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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