Recovery in serious mental illness: A new wine or just a new bottle?
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The notion of recovery has become a dominant force in mental health policy, evident in reports of the Surgeon General and President's New Freedom Commission. In both reports, recovery is stipulated as the overarching goalof care and foundation for reforms at state and local levels. Little consensus exists regarding the nature of recovery in mental illness, however, or about the most effective ways to promote it. The authors offer a conceptual framework for distinguishing between various uses of the term, provide a definition of recovery in mental health. and conclude with a discussion of the implications of this concept for meaningful reform.
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Knowledge and understanding of recovery for people with BPD can support health professionals in their effort to support the patient in finding his or her own personal way of recovering from their illness, while at the same time as assisting the person by helping alleviating clinical symptoms.
“Knowledge and understanding of recovery for people with BPD can support health professionals in their effort to support the patient in finding his or her own personal way of recovering from their illness, while at the same time as assisting the person by helping alleviating clinical symptoms”
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- Authors
- Davidson, L., O'Connell, M. J., Tondora, J., Lawless, M., & Evans, A. C.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (US)
- Venue
- Professional Psychology Research and Practice
- Published
- 2005-10
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 480-487
- ISSN
- 0735-7028 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1323
- OpenAlex
- W1979719261
- Cited by
- 466
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 27.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Professional Psychology Research and Practice (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Keywords
- recovery, severe mental illness, mental health policy, mental health reform, Surgeon General report, conceptual framework
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