Mental health recovery: lived experience of consumers, carers and nurses
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Background Mental health recovery is a prominent topic of discussion in the global mental health settings. The concept of mental health recovery brought about a major shift in the traditional philosophical views of many mental health systems. Aim The purpose of this article is to outline the results of a qualitative study on mental health recovery, which involved mental health consumers, carers and mental health nurses from an Area Mental Health Service in Victoria, Australia. This paper is Part One of the results that explored the meaning of recovery. Methods The study used van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenology to analyse the data. Findings Themes suggested that the cohort had varying views on recovery that were similar and dissimilar. The similar views were categorised under two processes involving the self, an internal process and an external process. These two processes involved reclaiming various aspects of oneself, living life, cure or absence of symptoms and contribution to community. The dissimilar views involved returning to pre-illness state and recovery was impossible. Conclusion This study highlights the need for placing importance on the person's sense of self in the recovery process.
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The same study reported that this understanding of recovery led caregivers to think recovery was impossible as they understood these goals (e.g., symptom remission, retuning to pre-illness status) as unattainable.
“Also, the same study reported that of importance was that this understanding of recovery led caregivers to think recovery was impossible as they understood these goals (e.g., symptom remission, retuning to pre-illness status) as unattainable: “‘I don't understand what you mean by recovery from mental illness, there isn't one… we went to the psychiatrist the other day and she said [that] the”
From Recovery from Severe Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review of Service User and Informal Caregiver Perspectives (2021) · cites this paper as [82]
(82) wrote "Even though carers are the closest people that many consumers have in their life, carers had major divergence in their views on mental health recovery. Contrasting to consumers and nurses, none of the carers described regaining one's sense of self as an important aspect to mental health recovery. The carers' views on mental health recovery closely related to the traditional views of
“(82) wrote “Even though carers are the closest people that many consumers have in their life, carers had major divergence in their views on mental health recovery. Contrasting to consumers and nurses, none of the carers described regaining one's sense of self as an important aspect to mental health recovery. The carers' views on mental health recovery closely related to the traditional views of”
From Recovery from Severe Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review of Service User and Informal Caregiver Perspectives (2021) · cites this paper as [82]
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- Authors
- Jacob, S., Munro, I., & Taylor, B. J.
- Affiliations
- Monash University (AU)
- Federation University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Jacob, Sini
- ORCID
- Jacob, Sini
- Venue
- Contemporary Nurse
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-01-02
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-13
- ISSN
- 1037-6178 (ISSN-L)
- 1839-3535
- OpenAlex
- W2140973577
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 3.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Contemporary Nurse (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- FedUni ResearchOnline (Federation University Australia) (submittedVersion)
- 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
- mental health recovery, lived experience, mental health service users, caregivers, psychiatric nurses, meaning of recovery, selfhood, symptom remission, community contribution, global mental health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attitude to Health, Australia, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nurses, Patients, Rehabilitation, Self Concept, Cohort Studies, Caregivers, Focus Groups, Qualitative Research
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