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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Mental health recovery"”.
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"Learning is my Prescription": Adult Education and Mental Health Recovery
Mental health recovery is a process of gaining in autonomy and of moving towards social inclusion rather than marginalisation, towards an agentic role rather than that of ‘patient’. Recovery involves an individual and internal journey, but also requires the existence of external triggers and …
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An exploration of the role of employment in mental health recovery
<p>For people with mental health problems gaining employment is a significant factor in social inclusion and often seen as an indication of mental well-being. Mental health services are dominated by a medical model of illness which focuses on the control of symptoms. In recent decades, service …
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Individuals’ experiences of hope in mental health recovery: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Background: Mental health services both nationally and internationally have embraced the philosophy and practice of mental health recovery. Service users have consistently identified hope as the catalyst of their mental health recovery, while research has confirmed hope as one of five …
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Relationship between Self-Stigma and Personal Empowerment among People Who have Severe Mental Illness
… examine the relationship between self-stigma of mental illness and personal empowerment among people who have a severe mental illness. It had been hypothesized that self-stigma of mental illness and personal empowerment are at opposite end of a continuum. As such, individuals who perceive …
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A Rasch Analysis of the Mental Health and Recovery Measure: Reliability and Validity
<p>The treatment of serious mental illness has come a long way in just the last few decades, changing even what “mental health recovery” means. Parallel to this development, new measurements have evolved to capture the new meaning of recovery. The current study examined the reliability and …
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#Twenty#First#Century#Recovery: embracing wellness, self management, and the positive interface of Eastern and Western psychology
Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) is a self management system, designed to enable individuals develop a range of effective strategies for self-directed care. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of WRAP on the Depression and Anxiety levels of Adult Mental Health, and Acquired Brain …
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The Gress Project: a threshold thesis
<p>Threshold is a fundamental concept in architecture, denoting inside, outside, and the transition between. It therefore implies movement. The concept of threshold is used in this work to develop a mental health recovery center - a place of healing and reactivation. The spectrum of mental health …
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Izzy and Aster's Guide to Cryptid Creatures
… rom-com that explores themes of found family, mental health recovery, friendship, and self-actualization. The narrative is told through dual-perspectives of the main characters, Izzy and Aster. While Izzy deals with the fallout between her and her childhood best friend, Jenna, as well as a …
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Beyond Participation: The therapeutic ‘self-photograph’ and participatory photography in peer-led mental health design and evaluation
… value of participatory photography in supporting recovery and co-designing qualitative evaluation methods. Whilst delivering a total of five study programmes, I developed participant-led evaluation methods which draw on an emerging photographic practice evolving in therapeutic communities. I …
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Self-Compassion as a Protective Factor Against Mental Illness Self-Stigma
… to help-seeking and treatment adherence for mental illness. Stigma reduction strategies have thus far focused on mitigating the negative impact of self-stigma by bolstering self-esteem. However, self-esteem is resistant to change and direct attempts to boost self-esteem have been suggested to …
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The Impact of Post-Intimate Stalking on the General Sexual and Relational Life of Victims.
… that intimate stalking is a significant public health problem. Studies illustrate the psychological, occupational and mental health impact on a victim’s health. There appears to be a lack of research that has explored the impact of stalking behaviours on a victim’s sexual or relational lives. …
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Future-proofing: Exploring the value of a therapeutic recreation positive psychology intervention for supporting youth experiencing mental health challenges
… adults aged 20-24 (Statistics Canada, 2017). Recovery supports the development of a meaningful life (as described by the individual) that includes enhanced traits and practices that are specifically intended to maintain one’s level of satisfaction in everyday life, while supporting the …
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Risk and Resilience: Exploring the Ecological Factors that Impact the Recovery of Sexual Assault Survivors at Two Centres in the Western Cape
… assaulted are at high risk of developing poor health outcomes, ranging from HIV to mental disorders. The high prevalence of sexual assault and the burden of poor health outcomes highlights a serious need for interventions for these women. However, it is common that survivors face many …
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Homelessness as a Risk Factor in Persons with Serious Mental Illness A Study of How Previous Homelessness Affects Recovery
… has the potential to affect the manifestation of mental illness. The experience of becoming and remaining homeless is purported to act as a specific and unique source of vulnerability. This study included 424 persons with serious mental illness (SMI) living in supported housing programs in South …