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SynthesisAdministration and policy in mental health2018

A Systematic Review of Evidence for the Clubhouse Model of Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

Colleen McKay, Katie L Nugent, Matthew Johnsen, William W Eaton, Charles W Lidz

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Administration and policy in mental health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Recovery-Oriented Education: The Impact of Visiting a Clubhouse on Psychiatry Residents.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2026
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  10. Premature Mortality and Health Inequality among Adult New Yorkers with Serious Mental Illness.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Colleen McKayDepartment of Psychiatry, Program for Clubhouse Research, Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA. Colleen.McKay@umassmed.edu.
Katie L NugentMaryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, PO Box 21247, Baltimore, MD, 21228, USA.
Matthew JohnsenDepartment of Sociology, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler Street, Worcester, MA, 01602, USA.
William W EatonDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Room 880B, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Charles W LidzDepartment of Psychiatry, Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Clubhouse Model has been in existence for over sixty-five years; however, a review that synthesizes the literature on the model is needed. The current study makes use of the existing research to conduct a systematic review of articles providing a comprehensive understanding of what is known about the Clubhouse Model, to identify the best evidence available, as well as areas that would benefit from further study. Findings are summarized and evidence is classified by outcome domains. Fifty-two articles met the selection criteria of Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT's), quasi-experimental studies, or observational studies for domains of employment (N = 29); quality of life/satisfaction (N = 10); reductions in psychiatric hospitalization(s) (N = 10); social relationships (N = 10); education (N = 3); and health promotion activities (N = 2). RCT results support the efficacy of the Clubhouse Model in promoting employment, reducing hospitalization(s), and improving quality of life. Quasi-experimental and observational studies offer support in education and social domains. The findings from this review indicate that Clubhouses are a promising practice but additional studies using rigorous methods that report the strength of the outcomes are needed to evaluate Clubhouse programs with fidelity to the Clubhouse Model.

Indexed as

Delivery of Health CareEmploymentPersonal SatisfactionQuality of LifeTherapeutic CommunityEducationEvidence-Based PracticeHealth PromotionHospitalizationHumansInterpersonal RelationsMental DisordersPsychiatric RehabilitationClubhouseEvidenceEvidence based practicePsychosocial rehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID27580614
PMCPMC5756274

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