Recovery in Italy: An Update

Basso, Luigi; Boggian, Ileana; Carozza, Paola; Lamonaca, Dario; Svettini, A.

doi:10.1080/00207411.2016.1159891

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“…Framing recovery as a social construct was highly present in the literature. Examples of this can be found in Basso et al (43) "recovery has to be understood also as a social process, where people face, along with the disease, other tests such as the need for tangible resources, jobs, availability of housing, financial independence, and efficient services" or (38), who studied recovery from the perspective of racialized women in Canada and remarked on the lack of discussion around symptoms and treatment in participant's recovery narratives: "their challenges were very much framed as social rather than psychiatric. "…”

Section: Theme 1: Prosperitymentioning

confidence: 91%

“…Participants in Borg and Davidson's ( 45 ) study in Norway, included shopping and paying bills as part of their notion of achieving “normality” (see normalcy subtheme). Similarly, service users and carers in Italy considered recovery involved actions to reduce external barriers that impeded independent living, such as lack of jobs in the open market and lack of accessible living solutions which prolonged cohabitation with the family ( 43 ). The need for financial support and/or access to employment to mitigate adverse material circumstances was highlighted particularly in studies with participants from ethnic minorities or hard to engage populations ( 37 , 40 , 46 ).…”

Section: Recovery Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This conceptualization of recovery as an individual responsibility was strongly linked to empowerment, which in turn was linked to having economic means for independence ( 43 , 73 , 74 ). A person with mental health problems reaching independence was a particularly important recovery goal for caregivers, this included financial autonomy and independent living that reduced the reliance on caregiver/family support (as mentioned in the subtheme “Economic recovery”) and reaching emotional stability.…”

Section: Recovery Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Recovery From Severe Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review of Service User and Informal Caregiver Perspectives

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Introduction: The recovery approach aims to have users' perspectives at the heart of service development and research; it is a holistic perspective that considers social needs, personal growth and inclusion. In the last decade recovery-oriented research and practice has increased greatly, however, a comprehensive model of recovery considering exclusively the perspectives of people with lived experience has not been devised.Aims: This review aimed to develop a framework and contextualize service users' and informal caregivers' understanding of recovery from severe mental health problems.Methods: We systematically searched 6 databases including key terms related to knowledge, experience and narratives AND mental health AND personal recovery. The search was supplemented with reference sourcing through gray literature, reference tracking and expert consultation. Data analysis consisted of a qualitative meta-synthesis using constant comparative methods.Results: Sixty-two studies were analyzed. A pattern emerged regarding the recovery paradigms that the studies used to frame their findings. The resulting recovery framework included the domains Social recovery; Prosperity (Legal, political, and economic recovery); Individual Recovery; and Clinical Recovery Experience (SPICE). Service users' definitions of recovery tended to prioritize social aspects, particularly being accepted and connecting with others, while caregivers focused instead on clinical definitions of recovery such as symptom remission. Both groups emphasized individual aspects such as becoming self-sufficient and achieving personal goals, which was strongly linked with having economic means for independence.Conclusions: The recovery model provided by this review offers a template for further research in the field and a guide for policy and practice. Predominant definitions of recovery currently reflect understandings of mental health which focus on an individual perspective, while this review found an important emphasis on socio-political aspects. At the same time, only a small number of studies took place in low-income countries, focused on minoritized populations, or included caregivers' perspectives. These are important gaps in the literature that require further attention.Systematic Review Registration: The review protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42017076450); https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=76450.

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Section: Theme 1: Prosperitymentioning

confidence: 91%

Section: Recovery Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recovery Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Framing recovery as a social construct was highly present in the literature. Examples of this can be found in Basso et al (2016) “ recovery has to be understood also as a social process, where people face, along with the disease, other tests such as the need for tangible resources, jobs, availability of housing, financial independence, and efficient services” or Kidd et al . (2014), who studied recovery from the perspective of racialised women in Canada and remarked on the lack of discussion around symptoms and treatment in participant’s recovery narratives: “ their challenges were very much framed as social rather than psychiatric” .…”

Section: Recovery Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Participants in Borg & Davidson’s (2008) study in Norway, included shopping and paying bills as part of their notion of achieving “normality” (see normalcy subtheme). Similarly, service users and carers in Italy considered recovery involved actions to reduce external barriers that impeded independent living, such as lack of jobs in the open market and lack of accessible living solutions which prolonged cohabitation with the family (Basso et al, 2016). The need for financial support and/or access to employment to mitigate adverse material circumstances was highlighted particularly in studies with participants from ethnic minorities or hard to engage populations (Armour et al, 2009; Milbourn et al, 2014; Nxumalo Ngubane et al, 2019).…”

Section: Recovery Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recovery from severe mental health problems: A systematic review of service user and informal caregiver perspectives

Juan

Gronholm

Heslin

et al. 2021

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Introduction: The recovery approach aims to have users′ perspectives at the heart of service development and research; it is a holistic perspective that considers social needs, personal growth and inclusion. In the last decade recovery-oriented research and practice has increased greatly, however, a comprehensive model of recovery considering exclusively the perspectives of people with lived experience has not been devised. Aims: This review aimed to develop a framework and contextualise service users′ and informal caregivers′ understanding of recovery from severe mental health problems. Methods: A systematic search of 6 databases including key terms related to knowledge, experience and narratives AND mental health AND personal recovery. The search was supplemented with reference sourcing through grey literature, reference tracking and expert consultation. Data analysis consisted of a qualitative meta-synthesis using constant comparative methods. Results: Sixty-two studies were analysed. A pattern emerged regarding the recovery paradigms that the studies used to frame their findings. Recovery domains included Legal, political and economic recovery; Social recovery; Individual recovery; and Clinical recovery experience. Service users′ definitions of recovery tended to prioritise social aspects, particularly being accepted and connecting with others, while caregivers focused instead on clinical definitions of recovery such as symptom remission. Both groups emphasised individual aspects such as becoming self-sufficient and achieving personal goals, which was strongly linked with having economic means for independence. Conclusions: The recovery model provided by this review offers a template for further research in the field and a guide for policy and practice. Predominant definitions of recovery currently reflect understandings of mental health which focus on an individual perspective, while this review found an important emphasis on socio-political aspects. At the same time, only a small number of studies took place in low-income countries, focused on minoritised populations, or included caregivers′ perspectives. These are important gaps in the literature that require further attention.

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Stigma and Attitude Towards Personal Recovery from Mental Illness Among Italian Mental Health Professionals

Roncone

Giusti

Bianchini

et al. 2022

Recovery and Major Mental Disorders

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Recovery in Italy: An Update

Cited by 9 publications

References 40 publications

Recovery From Severe Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review of Service User and Informal Caregiver Perspectives

Recovery From Severe Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review of Service User and Informal Caregiver Perspectives

Recovery from severe mental health problems: A systematic review of service user and informal caregiver perspectives

Stigma and Attitude Towards Personal Recovery from Mental Illness Among Italian Mental Health Professionals

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