Personal recovery and mental illness : a guide for mental health professionals / Mike Slade.
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge medicine (Series)Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780521746588 (pbk.) :
- 9780521746588
- 616.89 22
- RA790.5 .S484 2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface; Part I. Mental Illness and Recovery: 1. Overview of the book; 2. The nature of mental illness; 3. What is recovery?; Part II. The Primacy of Personal Recovery: 4. Epistemological rationale; 5. Ethical rationale; 6. Effectiveness rationale; 7. Empowerment rationale; 8. Policy rationale; Part III. Recovery-Focussed Mental Health Services: 9. The Personal Recovery Framework; 10. Fostering relationships with a higher being; 11. Fostering close relationships; 12. Peer relationships; 13. Professional relationships; 14. Promoting well-being; 15. The foundations of a recovery-focussed mental health service; 16. Assessment; 17. Action planning; 18. Supporting the development of self-management skills; 19. The contribution of medication to recovery; 20. The contribution of risk-taking to recovery; 21. Recovery through crisis; 22. Recognising a recovery focus in mental health services; 23. Improving social inclusion; Part IV. Challenges: 24. Concerns held by clinicians; 25. Concerns held by consumers; 26. Organisational transformation; Web resources; References; Index.
Recovery is a concept which has emerged from the experiences of people with mental illness. It involves a shift away from traditional clinical preoccupations such as managing risk and avoiding relapse, towards new priorities of supporting the person in working towards goals and taking responsibility for their own life.
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