| Personal Recovery and Mental Illness Contributor(s): Slade, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521746582 ISBN-13: 9780521746588 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $102.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Focuses on a shift away from traditional clinical preoccupations towards new priorities of supporting the patient. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Medical | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.89 |
| LCCN: 2009008944 |
| Series: Values-Based Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 their own goals and taking responsibility for their own life. This book sets an agenda for mental health services internationally, by converting these ideas of recovery into an action plan for professionals. The underlying principles are explored, and five reasons identified for why supporting recovery should be the primary goal. A new conceptual basis for mental health services is described - the Personal Recovery Framework - which gives primacy to the person over the illness, and identifies the contribution of personal and social identity to recovery. These are brought to life through twenty-six case studies from around the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Slade, Mike: - Mike Slade is a Reader in Health Services Research, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. |