Peer support in acute psychiatric inpatient settings: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Peer support, grounded in lived experiences, plays an important role in advancing recovery-oriented mental healthcare. Although widely implemented in community settings, its adoption in acute psychiatric inpatient care remains limited because of structural and cultural factors that constrain recovery-oriented practices. This scoping review aimed to map existing evidence on peer support in acute psychiatric inpatient settings, focusing on (1) implementation formats, (2) peer roles, and (3) facilitators and challenges. Following the Arksey and O'Malley framework, we conducted a scoping review using the participants, concepts, and context framework. We systematically searched the PubMed, Scopus, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and ProQuest databases. We included studies that involved individuals with mental

SUBMITTER: Maruta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12616875 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature