The notion of recovery has been embraced by key stakeholders across Canada and
elsewhere. This has led to a proliferation of definitions, models, and research on recovery …

As recovery is a multidimensional concept, some authors suggested that at least two areas
should be taken into account: clinical remission and social functioning. Functional outcome …

Many individuals with mental illnesses are troubled by self-stigma and the subsequent
processes that accompany this stigma: low self-esteem and self-efficacy.“Why try” is the …

Employment is the highest priority for many people with severe mental illness and it is a
central aspect of recovery. Over the past two decades, the Individual Placement and Support …

The current state of the literature regarding psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia is
reviewed within the frameworks of the recovery model of mental health and the expanded …

Objective: This study evaluated the effects of cognitive remediation for improving cognitive
performance, symptoms, and psychosocial functioning in schizophrenia. Method: A meta …

This review covers four areas of clinical importance to practicing psychiatrists: a) symptoms
and course of uncomplicated (normal) grief; b) differential diagnosis, clinical characteristics …

Presenting a compelling alternative to the traditional medical approach, The Strengths
Model demonstrates an evidence-based approach to helping people with a psychiatric …

Prior to this rehabilitation era, deinstitutionalization issues predominated in the professional
journals and the popular press, in contrast to the limited space devoted to rehabilitation …

Comprehensive coordinated specialty care programs for first-episode psychosis have been
widely implemented in other countries but not in the United States. The National Institute of …