ArticleWorld psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)2014
Uses and abuses of recovery: implementing recovery-oriented practices in mental health systems.
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322 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Reconceptualizing Schizophrenia through a Patient-Oriented Perspective: a Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Pooled it
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- Actions targeting the integration of peer workforces in mental health organisations: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of peer support for individuals with mental illness: systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychological medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Community-based models of care facilitating the recovery of people living with persistent and complex mental health needs: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Stigma and Peer-Led Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Self-Report Measures Assessing Aspects of Personal Recovery in Relatives and Other Informal Carers of Those With Psychosis: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of group peer support interventions for people experiencing mental health conditions.BMC psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Factors influencing the implementation of mental health recovery into services: a systematic mixed studies review.Systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Achieving better outcomes for schizophrenia patients in Hong Kong: Strategies for improving treatment adherence.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2021Pooled it
- Recovery From Severe Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review of Service User and Informal Caregiver Perspectives.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of Tailored Interventions on Suicidal Ideation Recovery: Addressing Hopelessness Among Economically Vulnerable Populations During COVID-19 Period.Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Trial
- Effect of Chime Based Group Psychoeducation on Personal Recovery in Individuals Diagnosed With Schizophrenia.Community mental health journal · 2026Trial
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- The CORE study-An adapted mental health experience codesign intervention to improve psychosocial recovery for people with severe mental illness: A stepped wedge cluster randomized-controlled trial.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Trial
- Which Theoretical Models or Frameworks Are Used to Understand Trauma-Informed Care in Mental Health Settings? A Scoping Review.International journal of mental health nursing · 2026Article
- From innovation to integration: what German mental health professionals think about peer-led youth discovery colleges.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Recovery Colleges: A Nonrandomised Clinical Trial Across Two Years Using Propensity Score Matching: Efficacité des collèges de rétablissement: essai clinique non randomisé sur deux ans utilisant l'appariement par score de propension.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026Observational
- Multicultural Implementation-Experiences of Peer Support Workers in MH Services: Qualitative Findings of UPSIDES Innovative Intervention-An International Multi-Site Project.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
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Abstract
An understanding of recovery as a personal and subjective experience has emerged within mental health systems. This meaning of recovery now underpins mental health policy in many countries. Developing a focus on this type of recovery will involve transformation within mental health systems. Human systems do not easily transform. In this paper, we identify seven mis-uses ("abuses") of the concept of recovery: recovery is the latest model; recovery does not apply to "my" patients; services can make people recover through effective treatment; compulsory detention and treatment aid recovery; a recovery orientation means closing services; recovery is about making people independent and normal; and contributing to society happens only after the person is recovered. We then identify ten empirically-validated interventions which support recovery, by targeting key recovery processes of connectedness, hope, identity, meaning and empowerment (the CHIME framework). The ten interventions are peer support workers, advance directives, wellness recovery action planning, illness management and recovery, REFOCUS, strengths model, recovery colleges or recovery education programs, individual placement and support, supported housing, and mental health trialogues. Finally, three scientific challenges are identified: broadening cultural understandings of recovery, implementing organizational transformation, and promoting citizenship.
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