What Does Recovery From Schizophrenia Mean? Perceptions of Long-Term Patients

Abstract

Further research directions are suggested as well as ways to change attitudes to the inclusion of medication in recovery.

What is psychosis? A meta-synthesis of inductive qualitative studies exploring the experience of psychosis

“…Whilst recovery may be conceived by patients as involving no need for medication, clinicians may see recovery as being possible only whilst taking medication (Ng et al, 2008).…”

0271 Treatment and Recovery in First-Episode Psychosis: A Qualitative Analysis of Client Experiences

“…Turner-Crowsen & Wallcraft, 2002), focus group analysis (Ng et al, 2008), integration of multiple sources and perspectives (e.g. Noiseux & Ricard), but most often through analysis of interviews with individuals who have experienced the illness 7 (e.g.…”

“…It has been suggested that both ofthese forms ofrecovery can co-exist in any one person, and while not mutually exclusive, represent two different (and at times contradictory) aspects ofrecovery (Davidson & Roe, 2007). While there is tension between these paradigms, it is evident that these approaches both provide important insight into the phenomenon ofrecovery, and each should ideally be considered valid in its own right, and as complementary approaches in enhancing understanding ofthis complex and somewhat elusive phenomenon (Ng et al, 2008).…”

Importance of spiritual well-being in assessment of recovery: the Service-user Recovery Evaluation (SeRvE) scale

“…8,9,11,[33][34][35] This included hope, self-esteem, empowerment, good relationships, positive and stable affect, stigma and shame, identity, meaning, purpose and satisfaction with life. From this a comprehensive list of questions about psychosocial recovery was compiled.…”

“…It is concerned with psychological, social and spiritual aspects of recovery without making any attempt to directly measure symptom severity. The psychological and social dimensions of recovery have been frequently written about [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] and there are already some scales in the literature to measure them, although none inclusive of all the issues raised. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] To date the spiritual component of recovery has been rather neglected, despite its proven importance to many service users.…”