title: Using peer specialists with their own experience of mental health problems can be an effective way to help other service users with their own recovery, as a Dorset-based initiative demonstrates.
authors.affiliation: Dorset Mental Health Forum. terrybowyer@dorsetmentalhealthforum.org.uk
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bowyer
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Plumbridge
authors.forename: Neal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Beamish
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wawman
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004493:Education; D004739:England; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010379:Peer Group