The challenges and necessity of situating ‘illness narratives’ in recovery and mental health treatment

BJPsych Bulletin

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Nagina Khan¹  Derek K. Tracy² 

[1] Touro University Nevada;Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

关键词: Mental health;    personalisation;    recovery;    self-management;    illness narrative;   

DOI  :  10.1192/bjb.2021.4

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

In mental health services, recovery constitutes a guiding principle that is endorsed in professional medical guidelines and has become central to mental health policies across the world. However, for many clinicians, it can be a challenge to effectively embed recovery concepts into professionally directed treatment of disease without distortion, and ostensibly away from what matters to those who use the services. We discuss the evolving and multifaceted concept of ‘recovery’, including illness narratives to frame our discussion. We demonstrate how integration between a person-directed management of illness and a professionally directed treatment of disease can converge, resulting in positive outcomes for people with mental illness.

【 授权许可】

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