Recovery and mental health: a review of the British Literature

Abstract

Recovery is not a new concept within mental health, although in recent times, it has come to the forefront of the policy agenda. However, there is no universal definition of recovery, and it is a contested concept. The aim of this study was to examine the British literature relating to recovery in mental health. Three contributing groups are identified: service users, health care providers and policy makers. A review of the literature was conducted by accessing all relevant published texts. A search was conducted using these terms: 'recovery', 'schizophrenia', 'psychosis', 'mental illness' and 'mental health'. Over 170 papers were reviewed. A thematic analysis was conducted. Six main themes emerged, which were examined from the perspective of the stakeholder groups. The dominant themes were identity, the service provision agenda, the social domain, power and control, hope and optimism, risk and responsibility. Consensus was found around the belief that good quality care should be made available to service users to promote recovery both as inpatient or in the community. However, the manner in which recovery was defined and delivered differed between the groups.

signification de la santé mentale dans le cadre de l'expérience du rétablissement chez des adultes vivant avec une maladie mentale /

“…Des recherches antérieures ont porté, entre autres, sur les différents éléments pouvant influencer l'expérience ou le processus de rétablissement (Andresen et al, 2003;Beeble & Salem, 2009;Bellack, 2006;Bonney & Stickley, 2008;Jacobson, 2001;Jacobson & Curtis, 2000). Elles ont conduit à une meilleure compréhension du rétablissement et ont permis d'identifier les facteurs qui le facilitent ou l'entravent, spécifiquement dans l'optique de transformations positives associées à la gestion optimale de la maladie (Andresen et al, 2003;Barker, 2001b;Bledsoe, Lukens, Onken, Bellamy, & Cardillo-Geller, 2008;Borg & Davidson, 2008;Davidson & Strauss, 1992;Noiseux & Ricard, 2005).…”

“…La personne qui vit avec une maladie mentale a besoin d'être considérée comme une personne humaine avant tout, et ce, de la part de tout intervenant (Rapp, 2004). De plus, pour travailler en accord avec la philosophie du rétablissement et ainsi pouvoir aider les personnes à cheminer dans ce processus, les intervenants en santé mentale doivent croire sincèrement que le rétablissement est possible (Bonney & Stickley, 2008). Il est important que l'intervenant ait la certitude profonde que toute personne, qui qu'elle soit, a de la valeur, possède des buts, a du talent et a en elle, les capacités à se rétablir.…”

Recovery from schizophrenia: developing context utilising the literature

“…Recovery, very much like schizophrenia, propagates debate regarding the lack of an agreed definition. Bonney & Stickley (2008) identify that generally, there is no clear consensus regarding recovery and it therefore remains very much contested. Many authors state that there is not yet a definitive definition of recovery (Onken et al, 2007;Kogstad et al, 2011).…”

“…'s attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills (Anthony, 1993, p15) Recovery cannot be regarded as a new concept, when observing the consumer/survivor self-help movements and groups there is evidence of the concept of mental health recovery since the 1930s (Onken et al, 2007). The idea of recovery in schizophrenia has been 'cherished' by a small group on the fringe of the field of mental health for over 20 years (Roe & Davidson, 2008) and has emerged at the forefront of the recent policy agenda (Bonney & Stickley, 2008). The advent of recovery was partly driven by dissatisfaction with the traditional medical model (Ahmed et al, 2012).…”

Being ill and getting better: recovery and accounts of disorder

“…Recovery from, or in, mental illness is taken to mean different things in different contexts (for a review see Bonney and Stickley 2008;Davidson, O'Connell, Tondora et al 2005). This chapter focuses on one important meaning of "recovery", according to which one recovers once one no longer has a disorder.…”