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SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AS A DECISIVE FACTOR IN RECOVERING FROM SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS.
- Source :
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry; Jul2009, Vol. 55 Issue 4, p336-347, 12p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Background: Recovery research often describes recovery from mental illness as a complex individual process. In this article a social perspective on recovery is developed. Aims: To ascertain which factors people regard as decisive to their own recovery and what makes them beneficial. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 58 persons in Sweden who had recovered from severe mental illness. Interviews were qualitatively analyzed using grounded theory. Results: Three dimensions of contributing recovery factors were identified. Social relationships emerged as the core category throughout these dimensions. Conclusions: The results show that recovery processes are social processes in which social relationships play a key role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MENTAL illness
SOCIAL interaction
SOCIAL processes
PSYCHIATRIC research
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207640
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 44046772
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764008093686