The petals of recovery in a mental health context

Abstract

In the last 10 years the concept of recovery has entered the discussion on mental health. Since then it has been surrounded in debate - from advocates who suggest that there is a need to build mental health services on recovery principles, to people who suggest that there is insufficient 'empirical' evidence to support a reorientation of services. The focus of this article is on exploring the concept of recovery as both a process and an approach to care.

Working with Families Affected by Mental Distress: Stakeholders' Perceptions of Mental Health Nurses Educational Needs

“…This is not to undermine the relationship between mental health nurses and service users but rather to see that relationship as a segue to other important relationships that ultimately benefit the service users. In addition, the fundamental concepts associated with recovery such as hope, belief in the person and the multiplicity of perspectives beyond the biomedical model (Higgins & McBennett, 2007) will assist mental health nurses to foster a positive relationship with the key stakeholders in the service user's life. Le Boutillier et al (2011) argues that for recovery orientated approaches to have traction there needs to be organisational commitment and a genuine desire to work in partnership with both service users and their families.…”

From the rhetoric to the real: A critical review of how the concepts of recovery and social inclusion may inform mental health nurse advanced level curricula — The eMenthe project

“…Some (e.g. Repper and Perkins, 2003;Higgins and McBennnett, 2007) reject universal definitions and prefer those that are defined by the individual. In their over-arching mental health policy framework, the UK government cites Anthony's (1993) work in their definition:…”

Life coaching for mental health recovery: the emerging practice of recovery coaching

“…The central tenet of recovery is an emphasis on 'personal recovery' alongside 'clinical recovery' (Shepherd 2008), which has been defined as 'a way of living a satisfying, hopeful and contributing life, even with the limitations caused by the illness' (Anthony 1993); recovery is a 'unique process, a journey, with discovery of personal resourcefulness, new meaning and purpose in one's life' (Higgins 2007).…”