ReStorying psychiatric disability: Learning from first person recovery narratives.
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This qualitative study examines first person accounts of recovery from psychiatric disability. Common themes and patterns are identified and findings are linked to narrative and resiliency theories. Implications for policy, practice, and research are provided.
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- Authors
- Ridgway, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Kansas (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ridgway, Priscilla
- Venue
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
- Published
- 2001
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 335-343
- ISSN
- 1095-158X (ISSN-L)
- 1559-3126
- OpenAlex
- W2044619126
- Cited by
- 426
- References
- 31
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- FWCI
- 18.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Keywords
- psychiatric disability, recovery narratives, personal account, narrative theory, resilience, mental illness recovery, psychiatric rehabilitation
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Mental Disorders, Convalescence, Humans, Social Support
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