A substantive theory of recovery from the effects of severe persistent mental illness

作者：Henderson Anthony R^*

来源：International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2011, 57(6): 564-573.

DOI：10.1177/0020764010374417

• grounded theory
• schizophrenia
• loss
• consumers
• Western Australia

Background: This study investigated Western Australian consumer perspectives of recovery from the effects of a severe mental illness.
Method: The grounded theory method was used to collect and analyze data acquired through 15 face-to-face interviews.
Discussion: Participants described recovery as a three-phase process of overcoming loss in biomedical, psychological and/or social dimensions. This process was facilitated by personal protective factors and external mechanisms and further explained in the context of role theory.
Conclusions: Recovery can occur in any one or all of the three dimensions and thus can be complete or partial. It is important to ask, therefore: recovery from what, recovery of what, and recovery to what?

• 出版日期2011-11