Abstract
The distinction between clinical recovery and personal recovery is made, and the dominance of personal recovery as a guiding vision for mental health services is described. Two empirically based conceptualisations are presented: a recovery practice framework developed through inductive thematic analysis to identify how services can support recovery, and a systematic review to develop a conceptual framework within which to understand how recovery is operationalised. The systematic review identified key recovery processes as Connectedness, Hope and optimism, Identity, Meaning and purpose and Empowerment (the CHIME framework). The evidence base for interventions to support recovery is then reviewed, in relation to these five key recovery processes. A manualised intervention is described, which is based on these two empirically supported conceptualisations: the REFOCUS intervention which is currently being evaluated in a cluster randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN02507940) described at researchintorecovery.com/refocus.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Improving Mental Health Care |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Global Challenge |
| Publisher | WILEY-BLACKWELL |
| Pages | 40-56 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118337981 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118337974 |
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| Publication status | Published - 12 Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- Mental health services
- Personal recovery
- Recovery process
- Recovery-oriented