Background Narratives of recovery from mental health distress have played a central role in
the establishment of the recovery paradigm within mental health policy and practice. As use …

BackgroundSelf-management is intended to empower individuals in their recovery by
providing the skills and confidence they need to take active steps in recognising and …

The content and organization of mental health care have been heavily influenced by the
view that mental difficulties come as diagnosable disorders that can be treated by specialist …

Poor insight in schizophrenia is prevalent across cultures and phases of illness. In this
review, we examine the recent research on the relationship of insight with behavior, mood …

Introduction: Recovery from serious mental illness has historically not been considered a
likely or even possible outcome. However, a range of evidence suggests the courses of SMI …

This study sought a clearer understanding of organizational mechanisms reinforcing
effective peer employment and organizational change from the perspectives of peer …

BackgroundOutcome measures for mental health services need to adopt a service-user
recovery focus. AimsTo develop and validate a 10-and 20-item self-report recovery-focused …

Hearing voices that are not present is a prominent symptom of serious mental illness.
However, these experiences may be common in the non-help-seeking population, leading …

Background Peer support is being integrated within mental health services to further the
development of a recovery approach. However, the most effective models and formats of …

Recovery‐oriented practice has become the dominant paradigm of practice in mental health
services internationally. The exception is hospital‐based mental health services where the …