Social Relationships as a Decisive Factor in Recovering From Severe Mental Illness

Ulla-Karin Schön, Anne Denhov and Alain Topor
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Ulla-Karin Schön: Department of Social Work, Stockholm University, Sweden, ulla-karin.schon@socarb.su.se
Anne Denhov: Research and Development Unit, Psychiatry, SLSO, Stockholm South, Sweden
Alain Topor: Department of Social Work, Stockholm University, Sweden

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2009, vol. 55, issue 4, 336-347

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.

Keywords: recovery; mental illness; contributing factors; social relationships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764008093686

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