Background Little is known about whether peer support improves outcomes for people with
severe mental illness. Method A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted …

Background Narratives of recovery from mental health distress have played a central role in
the establishment of the recovery paradigm within mental health policy and practice. As use …

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 …

Background: The recovery approach is increasingly popular among mental-health services,
but there is a lack of consensus about its applicability and it has been criticised for imposing …

Recovery is now widely acknowledged as the dominant approach to the management of
mental distress and illness in government, third-sector and some peer-support contexts …

Background: For the past 3 decades, mental health practitioners have increasingly adopted
aspects and tools of strength-based approaches. Providing strength-based intervention and …

For most of us, the term'recovery'in mental health implies hope and normality for those
suffering from emotional distress. It is understandable why recovery has therefore become a …

Background Over past decades, improvements in longer-term clinical and personal
outcomes for individuals experiencing serious mental illness (SMI) have been moderate …

Demand for digital health interventions is increasing in many countries. The use of recorded
mental health recovery narratives in digital health interventions is becoming more …

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