Part I: Dynamics of Recovery: A Meta-Synthesis Exploring the Nature of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery
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Recovery-oriented care has become a leading vision across countries. To develop services and communities in more recovery-oriented directions, enhanced understandings of recovery in terms of personal and social contexts are important prerequisites. The aim of this study is to explore the nature and characteristics of the experiences of recovery. The method used is a form of qualitative meta-synthesis that integrates the findings from multiple qualitative studies published by one research group. Twenty-eight empirical papers with a focus on recovery as personal and contextual experiences were included in this meta-synthesis. Five meta-themes were developed: (a) being normal, (b) respecting and accepting oneself, (c) being in control, (d) recovery as intentional, and (e) recovery as material and social. The themes describe how recovery encompasses dynamics between personal experiences and contextual dimensions. This meta-synthesis consolidated an understanding of recovery as dynamics of the self and others, and as dynamics of the self and material resources. This understanding of recovery suggests the need to work not only with the person, but also with families, networks, social systems, and local communities, thus developing mental health and substance abuse services in more collaborative, open-ended, and context-sensitive directions.
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- Authors
- Klevan, T., Bank, R.-M., Borg, M., Karlsson, B., Krane, V., Ogundipe, E., Semb, R., Sommer, M., Sundet, R., Sælør, K. T., Tønnessen, S. H., & Kim, H. S.
- Affiliations
- University of South-Eastern Norway (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Klevan, Trude
- ORCID
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021-07-22
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 15
- Pages
- 7761
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8345607
- OpenAlex
- W3183422896
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 5.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Keywords
- recovery-oriented care, mental health recovery, substance use disorder recovery, lived experience of recovery, self-acceptance, personal control, family and community involvement, mental health services, substance abuse services
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Humans, Mental Health, Substance-Related Disorders, Qualitative Research
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