Can DBSA support groups help people maintain better mental health?
• People who had been attending a DBSA group for more than a year were less likely to have been hospitalized in the past 12 months. • The longer people had attended a DBSA group, the less likely they were to have stopped medication against medical advice, and the fewer barriers to treatment adherence they experienced. • More than half of the people who were not adhering to their treatment plans when they began attending their DBSA groups became more adherent over time with continued group attendance. “Thank you so much for being there for me during these dark times.
