Characteristics, motivations and experiences of volunteer befrienders for people with mental illness: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Abstract Background The literature suggests that many people in the general population tend to distance themselves from those with mental illness. However, there are volunteers that behave differently, spending their free time with people with mental illness and providing direct input in the form of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1960-z |