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SynthesisCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2019

Mental Health Recovery Narratives and Their Impact on Recipients: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.

Stefan Rennick-Egglestone, Kate Morgan, Joy Llewellyn-Beardsley, Amy Ramsay, Rose McGranahan, Steve Gillard, Ada Hui, Fiona Ng, Justine Schneider, Susie Booth and 6 more

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 55 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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55citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
20.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05351645 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Digital Narrative Bibliotherapy as a Scalable Intervention for Suicidal Thoughts: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Testing Whether Selected Blog Posts Can Improve Well-being)

TypeinterventionalSponsorHarvard UniversityRan2020 to 2021Enrolled864ConditionsSuicidal IdeationArmsTreatment
NCT06349915 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

A Pilot Evaluation of a Digital Peer Support Intervention for Suicidal Adolescents

TypeinterventionalSponsorAlbert Einstein College of MedicineRan2026 to 2028Enrolled46ConditionsSuicideArmsSupporting Wellbeing with Everyday Experiences of Peers (SWEEP)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Peer Support Workers in Mental Health Care: Plural Positionings Beyond Transformation and Assimilation Dichotomy.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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  14. Multimodal Analysis of Stories Told by Mental Health Influencers on TikTok.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Stefan Rennick-EgglestoneSchool of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4187-011X
Kate MorganSchool of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Joy Llewellyn-BeardsleySchool of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Amy RamsayHealth Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Rose McGranahanUnit of Social and Community Psychiatry, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Steve GillardPopulation Health Research Institute, St. George's University of London, London, UK.
Ada HuiSchool of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Fiona NgSchool of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Justine SchneiderSchool of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Susie BoothNEON Lived Experience Advisory Panel, Nottingham, UK.
Vanessa PinfoldMcPin Foundation, London, UK.
Larry DavidsonYale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Donna FranklinNEON Lived Experience Advisory Panel, Nottingham, UK.
Simon BradstreetInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Simone ArbourOntario Shores Centre for Mental Health Science, Ontario.
Mike SladeSchool of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7020-3434
University of Nottingham · GBKing's College London · GBMcPin Foundation · GBOntario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences · CAQueen Mary University of London · GBSt George's, University of London · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GBYale University · US

Funding

Department of Health RP-PG-0615-20016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveMental health recovery narratives are often shared in peer support work and antistigma campaigns. Internet technology provides access to an almost unlimited number of narratives, and yet little is known about how they affect recipients. The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual framework characterizing the impact of recovery narratives on recipients.

methodA systematic review of evidence about the impact of mental health recovery narratives was conducted. Searches used electronic databases (

resultsIn total, 8137 articles were screened. Five articles were included. Forms of impact were connectedness, understanding of recovery, reduction in stigma, validation of personal experience, affective responses, and behavioural responses. Impact was moderated by characteristics of the recipient, context, and narrative. Increases in eating disorder behaviours were identified as a harmful response specific to recipients with eating disorders.

conclusionsMental health recovery narratives can promote recovery. Recovery narratives might be useful for clients with limited access to peers and in online interventions targeted at reducing social isolation in rural or remote locations, but support is needed for the processing of the strong emotions that can arise. Caution is needed for use with specific clinical populations. Protocol registration: Prospero-CRD42018090923.

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Mental Health RecoveryPersonal Narratives as TopicHumansimpactmemoirsmental healthrecovery narrativesrecovery stories

Identifiers

PMID31046432
PMCPMC6783672
OpenAlexW2943325392

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Registered trials

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