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SUBMITTER: Gillard S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8776565 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

The lancet. Psychiatry 20220201 2
<h4>Background</h4>High numbers of patients discharged from psychiatric hospital care are readmitted within a year. Peer support for discharge has been suggested as an approach to reducing readmission post-discharge. Implementation has been called for in policy, however, evidence of effectiveness from large rigorous trials is missing. We aimed to establish whether peer support for discharge reduces readmissions in the year post-discharge.<h4>Methods</h4>We report a parallel, two-group, individua ...[more]