Individuals living with serious mental illness are often difficult to engage in ongoing
treatment, with high dropout rates. Poor engagement may lead to worse clinical outcomes …

People living with severe mental illness (SMI) are one of the most marginalized groups in
society. Interventions which aim to improve their social and economic participation are of …

The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With
Schizophrenia seeks to reduce these substantial psychosocial and public health …

An understanding of recovery as a personal and subjective experience has emerged within
mental health systems. This meaning of recovery now underpins mental health policy in …

For over a century the focus of psychotherapy has been on what ails us, with the therapeutic
process resting upon the assumption that unearthing past traumas, correcting faulty thinking …

Shared decision making (SDM) in mental health care involves clinicians and patients
working together to make decisions. The key elements of SDM have been identified …

Background Two discourses exist in mental health research and practice. The first focuses
on the limitations associated with disability arising from mental disorder. The second focuses …

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 …

Aims. Mental health policy internationally varies in its support for recovery. The aims of this
study were to validate an existing conceptual framework and then characterise by country …

Objective: Mental health services in the UK, Australia and other Anglophone countries have
moved towards supporting personal recovery as a primary orientation. To provide an …