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Peer Support in Medicine

A Quick Guide

  • Discusses the evidence base and clinical implications for a peer support model of care
  • Designed to be accessible for medical professionals across specialties
  • Written by experts in the field

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Peer Support for Substance Use Disorders

    • Rachel N. Knight
    Pages 1-30
  3. Peer Support for Mental Health

    • Ana Stefancic, Lauren Bochicchio, Daniela Tuda
    Pages 31-48
  4. Peer Support for Chronic Medical Conditions

    • Megan Evans, Timothy Daaleman, Edwin B. Fisher
    Pages 49-69
  5. Peer Support for the Bereaved

    • Paul T. Bartone, Chantel M. Dooley
    Pages 71-94
  6. Peer Support for Adolescents with Chronic Illness

    • Yalinie Kulandaivelu, Sara Ahola Kohut
    Pages 95-113
  7. Peer Support for Older Adults

    • Kimberly A. Van Orden, Julie Lutz
    Pages 115-129
  8. Parent Peer Models for Families of Children with Mental Health Problems

    • Mary C. Acri, Emily Hamovitch, Anne Kuppinger, Susan Burger
    Pages 131-143
  9. Peer Support for the Medical Community

    • Beverly Shin
    Pages 145-180
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 181-184

About this book

The book serves as a guide for all clinicians seeking to improve healthcare outcomes by implementing peer support in the treatment and management of medical and mental health conditions.  The book begins with a chapter that describes the importance of peers and how peers are increasingly being utilized to improve medical outcomes.  Each chapter opens with an introductory section, include tables and figures, and ends with a summary section for quick reference.  Written by experts in the field, this resource covers the clinical implications for peer support in substance misuse, chronic medical conditions, in special populations, and mental illness generally.  Each chapter is designed specifically to be accessible for a broad clinical audience of experts and non-experts across medical specialties.

 Peer Support in Medicine is an excellent resource for all clinicians seeking to improve healthcare outcomes using the gains made by the peer support model, including psychiatrists, psychologists, healthcare researchers, and medical students across specialties, nurses, social workers, and all others.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Director of Addiction Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA

    Jonathan D. Avery

About the editor

Jonathan D. Avery
Director of Addition Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Peer Support in Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: A Quick Guide

  • Editors: Jonathan D. Avery

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58660-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58659-1Published: 23 March 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-58660-7Published: 05 March 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 184

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Pediatrics, General Practice / Family Medicine, Public Health

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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