BackgroundNo systematic review and narrative synthesis on personal recovery in mental
illness has been undertaken. AimsTo synthesise published descriptions and models of …

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 A new evidence base is emerging, which focuses on well-being. This makes it
possible for health services to orientate around promoting well-being as well as treating …

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 …

As mental health recovery gains traction, many people have put forward varying definitions.
Few attempts have been made to create a dimensional analysis of the recovery literature …

Objective Mental health systems internationally have adopted a goal of supporting recovery.
Measurement of the experience of recovery is, therefore, a priority. The aim of this review …

Aims–To review developments in recovery-focussed mental health services internationally.
Methods–Two forms of 'recovery'which have been used in the literature are considered, and …

In the decades of the 1990s many mental health programs and the systems that fund these
programs have identified themselves as recovery-oriented. A program that is grounded in a …

'Recovery'is usually taken as broadly equivalent to 'getting back to normal'or 'cure', and by
these standards few people with severe mental illness recover. At the heart of the growing …