Professional appraisal of professionally led and self-help groups

摘要

A survey of almost 1, 100 mental health professionals found they routinely viewed professionally led groups more positively than they did self-help groups on a number of dimensions. Analyses suggested that the curative factor associated with professionally led groups was valued over factors associated with self-help groups. The implications of the findings are discussed and an alternative frame- work for professionals' evaluation of consumer-initiated interventions suggested.