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Effectiveness of peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- and low-income countries: a multicenter randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT)
23 June 2026

Paper from the Recovery Research Team:

Puschner B, Nakku J, Hiltensperger R, Wolf P, Adler Ben-Dor I, Bugeiga F, Charles A, Gai Meir L, Garber-Epstein P, Goldfarb Y, Grayzman A, Hadas-Grundman S, Haun M, Heuer I, Iboma B, Kalha J, Kamwaga L, Korde P, Kotera Y, Krumm S, Kulkarni A, Kwebiiha E, Kyara J, Lachman M, Mahlke C, Mayer B, Moran G, Mpango R, Mtei R, Nanyonga R, Ngakongwa F, Niwemuhwezi J, Nixdorf R, Nugent L, Pathare S, Ramesh M, Ryan G, Schulz G, Wagner M, Waldmann T, Wenzel L, Shamba D, Slade M (2026) Effectiveness of peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- and low-income countries: a multicenter randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT), British Journal of Psychiatry, 229, 60-68. Available here

Published as part of the UPSIDES Study