Finding A Place in the World: The Experience of Recovery from Severe Mental Illness

Bradshaw, William; Armour, Marilyn Peterson; Roseborough, David J.

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“…This result is similar to the findings of the previous study conducted by Strack and colleagues (2007). As for life purpose, people with SMI place importance on having meaningful lives, and individuals with SMI may lead meaningful lives despite the presence of psychiatric symptoms (Bradshaw, Armour, & Roseborough, 2007;Roe, Rudnick, & Gill, 2007;Spaniol et al, 2005). The results of the current study suggest that empowerment is significantly related to the presence of meaning in one's life, and are consistent with the literature supporting the importance of the consumer-oriented view of recovery (Davidson et al, 2005;Linhorst & Eckert, 2003;Markowitz, 2001;Noordsy et al, 2002;Spaniol et al, 2005).…”

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Understanding empowerment, meaning, and perceived coercion in individuals with serious mental illness

Strack

Schulenberg

2009

J Clin Psychol

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This study investigated the relationship among the variables of perceived coercion, psychiatric symptoms, empowerment, and meaning in an inpatient sample of individuals with serious mental illness (N=94). It was hypothesized that empowerment would be strongly related to the level of psychiatric symptoms and meaning, but not significantly related to coercion. Participants were recruited from inpatient facilities and completed the MacArthur Perceived Coercion Scale, the Empowerment Scale, the Brief Symptom Inventory, and the Life Purpose Questionnaire. The results suggested that empowerment is significantly associated with the presence of meaning in one's life as well as the level of psychiatric symptoms. Coercion was not significantly related to empowerment. Implications for clinical practice are discussed.

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Understanding empowerment, meaning, and perceived coercion in individuals with serious mental illness

Strack

Schulenberg

2009

J Clin Psychol

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“…10,35,46 One study 44 reported that participants had "a longing for connection," p 328 while another study 26 witnessed social relationships as a decisive factor in recovery. One study 32 noted the importance of "being known, understood and accepted," p 4 while another identified the importance of supportive people.…”

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“…[30][31][32][33][34][35] Housing is one arena in which the deployment of such agency is vital. Numerous qualitative studies suggest that safe and secure housing is considered pivotal to recovery by people with mental illness, especially when they have exercised choice over type and location.…”

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Recovery and Severe Mental Illness: Description and Analysis

2014

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The notion of recovery has been embraced by key stakeholders across Canada and elsewhere. This has led to a proliferation of definitions, models, and research on recovery, making it vitally important to examine the data to disentangle the evidence from the rhetoric. In this paper, first we ask, what do people living with severe mental illness (SMI) say about recovery in autobiographical accounts? Second, what do they say about recovery in qualitative studies? Third, from what we have uncovered about recovery, can we learn anything from quantitative studies about proportions of people leading lives of recovery? Finally, can we identify interventions and approaches that may be consistent or inconsistent with the grounded notions of recovery unearthed in this paper? We found that people with mental illness frequently state that recovery is a journey, characterized by a growing sense of agency and autonomy, as well as greater participation in normative activities, such as employment, education, and community life. However, the evidence suggests that most people with SMI still live in a manner inconsistent with recovery; for example, their unemployment rate is over 80%, and they are disproportionately vulnerable to homelessness, stigma, and victimization. Research stemming from rehabilitation science suggests that recovery can be enhanced by various evidence-based services, such as supported employment, as well as by clinical approaches, such as shared decision making and peer support. But these are not routinely available. As such, significant systemic changes are necessary to truly create a recovery-oriented mental health system.

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“…Numerosas investigaciones señalan la debilidad de las redes como uno de los principales problemas de la experiencia de la enfermedad mental, y cómo la vida laboral ayuda a paliarlo (Bradshaw, Armour, & Roseborough, 2007). Todos los participantes las reconocieron como partes transversales de la experiencia laboral.…”

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Coffee and Another Autonomy Axes in Labor Inclusion

Álvarez

2016

ATHENEAD

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Resumen Palabras claveTrastorno Mental Severo Inserción laboral Empleo Protegido Autonomía Los Centres Especials de Treball (CET) son una estrategia para la inclusión laboral de personas diagnosticadas con Trastorno Mental Severo. El objetivo es conocer los ejes de la cotidianidad que potencian la autonomía en la vida laboral de este colectivo. El marco teórico gira alrededor de la comprensión del trabajo en la sociedad y el entendimiento de la autonomía de Richard Sennett. Las técnicas metodológicas fueron foto-provocación y Observación Participante Puntual. Los resultados se dividen en dos partes. En la primera parte describo el uso de los términos de las disciplinas PSI por parte de los diagnosticados. En la segunda parte describo en detalle la rutina y los principales elementos que la componen. Los resultados permiten concluir que la vida laboral no está coaccionada por el dinero, pero tampoco está principalmente motivada por las tareas laborales en sí. Hay numerosos ejes de autonomía que orbitan la rutina. Abstract Keywords Severe Mental Illness Labor Inclusion Sheltered Employment AutonomySpecial Employment Centers (CET, in Catalan) are a strategy for the inclusion of people diagnosed with Severe Mental Illness into the work force, based on sheltered employment. My objective is to get to know the core ideas of the daily routine which promotes autonomy to the working life of this collective. The theoretic framework evolves around Richard Sennett's understanding of society's comprehension of work and Autonomy. The methodological techniques were photo-elicitation and Isolated Participant Observation. I have divided my results into two parts. In the first part, I explore the use of the terms of the PSI disciplines on behalf of the persons diagnosed. In the second part, I explore their routine in detail and its main components. My results allow me to conclude that labor life is not coerced by money, but neither is it motivated primarily by the job tasks themselves. There are many autonomy axes which revolve around the routine. Corredor-Álvarez, Felipe (2016). El café y otros ejes de autonomía en la inserción laboral. Athenea Digital, 16(2), 451-465. http://dx.doi.org/10.5565/rev/athenea.1923 En el momento en el que empecé el doctorado tuve la oportunidad de trabajar en un centro de trabajo protegido. En el poco tiempo que duró ese trabajo pude tener un acercamiento a los aspectos laborales de la vida de algunas personas diagnosticadas con Trastorno Mental Severo. Pronto me surgieron preguntas sobre el papel que tenía el trabajo en su vida, y más concretamente, en qué medida les reportaba autonomía. En aquel entonces, para mí, la autonomía era entendida como una especie de antóni-mo de dependencia. En este largo camino he aprendido a construir una manera diferente de entender la autonomía, que es más gradual, como un proceso, y relacional, y

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Finding A Place in the World: The Experience of Recovery from Severe Mental Illness

Cited by 76 publications

References 22 publications

Understanding empowerment, meaning, and perceived coercion in individuals with serious mental illness

Understanding empowerment, meaning, and perceived coercion in individuals with serious mental illness

Recovery and Severe Mental Illness: Description and Analysis

Coffee and Another Autonomy Axes in Labor Inclusion

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