Open AccessLiving Well: An Intervention to Improve Self-Management of Medical Illness for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
Author(s) -
Richard W. Goldberg,
Faith Dickerson,
Alicia Lucksted,
Clayton H. Brown,
Elyssa Weber,
Wendy N. Tenhula,
Julie Kreyenbuhl,
Lisa B. Dixon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
psychiatric services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.517
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1557-9700
pISSN - 1075-2730
DOI - 10.1176/appi.ps.201200034
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , mental illness , mental health , medicine , intervention (counseling) , self management , activities of daily living , peer support , psychiatry , machine learning , computer science
Individuals with serious mental illness have elevated rates of comorbid chronic general medical conditions and may benefit from interventions designed to support illness self-management. This study examined the effectiveness of a modified version of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program called Living Well for individuals with serious mental illness.