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The efficacy of a consumer case management team: 2-year outcomes of a randomized trial

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This article reports the results of a randomized trial of a team of case managers who are mental health consumers compared to a team of nonconsumers. Using a repeated measures MANOVA design, consumer case managers were found to be as effective as a team of nonconsumer case managers in maintaining the stability of severely mentally disabled clients served over a 2-year period. Implications for the employment of consumers in mental health services and the vocational capacity of persons with mental illness are discussed.

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  1. School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, 3701 Locust Walk, 19104, Philadelphia, PA

    Phyllis Solomon Ph.D. (Professor) & Jeffrey Draine M.S.W. (research associate)

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Solomon, P., Draine, J. The efficacy of a consumer case management team: 2-year outcomes of a randomized trial. The Journal of Mental Health Administration 22, 135–146 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02518754

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