Introduction: There is an increasing emphasis on recovery-oriented care in the design and
delivery of mental health services. Research has demonstrated that recovery-oriented …

Background Countries around the world have committed in policy to transforming their
mental health services towards a recovery orientation. How has mental health recovery …

Background Empirical evidence shows that family involvement (FI) can play a pivotal role in
the coping and recovery of persons with severe mental illness (SMI). Nevertheless, various …

Current research views hope as a process that plays a positive role in the recovery of
individuals with mental health problems. However, little attention has been given to the role …

Background A diagnosis of serious mental illness can impact on the whole family. Families
informally provide significant amounts of care but are disproportionately at risk of carer …

Family inclusion in treatment planning and delivery for people living with mental illness is
advocated in government policy but is yet to be widely translated into practice. While …

Objectives: Mental health care for older people is primarily delivered in the community and is
largely dependent on informal carers. Mental health policy encourages partnerships …

Purpose Utilization of the R ecovery K nowledge I nventory (RKI) and R ecovery A ttitudes Q
uestionnaire (RAQ) in southeastern A ustralia raised questions about the RAQ, including …

This study investigated changes in the 'atmosphere'of an acute adult mental health setting
following relocation to a new purpose‐built facility. The W ard A tmosphere S cale (WAS) …

Despite health policy and research increasingly advocating for recovery‐enabling principles
to be better integrated into mental health services, finding solutions to enhance the …