Schizophrenia Research
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 264-270 , May 2010

The Health and Recovery Peer (HARP) Program: A peer-led intervention to improve medical self-management for persons with serious mental illness

  • Benjamin G. Druss

      Affiliations

    • Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30316, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE Room 606, Atlanta GA 30322, United States. Tel.: +1 404 712 9602; fax: +1 404 727 9198.
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  • Liping Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30316, United States
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  • Silke A. von Esenwein

      Affiliations

    • Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30316, United States
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  • Joseph R. Bona

      Affiliations

    • Dekalb Community Service Board P.O. Box 1648 Decatur, GA 30031, United States
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  • Larry Fricks

      Affiliations

    • Appalachian Consulting Group, 3173 Highway 129 North; Cleveland, GA 30528, United States
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  • Sherry Jenkins-Tucker

      Affiliations

    • GA Mental Health Consumer Network Inc., 246 Sycamore St # 260, Decatur, GA 30030-3434, United States
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  • Evelina Sterling

      Affiliations

    • Independent Consultant, 1590 Asheforde Drive, Marietta, GA 30068, United States
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  • Ralph DiClemente

      Affiliations

    • Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30316, United States
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  • Kate Lorig

      Affiliations

    • Stanford Pt. Education Research Center, 1000 Welch Rd, Suite 204, Palo Alto CA 94304, United States

Received 17 November 2009 ,Revised 26 January 2010 ,Accepted 28 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.01.026

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 264-270 , May 2010

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