The concept of recovery in substance use disorders care is well known in the medical world
and psychiatric community. The recovery-oriented approach to mental health care has more …

For recovery-oriented care to be implemented, clinicians who are typically indoctrinated into
traditional models of mental health care will need to be effectively taught the key principles …

As the global psychiatric community enters a new era of transformation, this book explores
lessons learned from previous efforts with the goal of “getting it right” this time. In response to …

As noted in Chapter 2, calls began as early as 1999, in the US Surgeon General's Report on
Mental Health, for all mental health services to become more consumer-oriented and to …

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, professional organizations, and mental health service
users have harnessed their collective visions to steer mental health services to a recovery …

The concept of “recovery” in the context of treating mental illness—including serious mental
illness—has been recognized as a central guiding principle for the orientation of behavioral …

Dr. Geller, who is the book review editor, is professor of psychiatry and director of public-
sector psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester. the history …

IWOULD NOT call myself a late comer to the recovery movement. Over the last 10 years, I
have read about recovery principles, heard recovery stories from consumers, and absorbed …

The advocacy of recovery-oriented practices in mental health care with its emphasis on
freedom and choice in care has been gaining considerable traction in recent years. In …

Individuals with serious mental illness often lose all hope of ever having a fulfilling life. More
often than not, it is not the mental illness itself, but the cognitive, medical, psychological, and …