Recovery from Mental Illness: Enhancing through Health Care Practice

This presentation discusses the concept of recovery from mental illness and how it can be enhanced through health care practice. It explores the recovery-focused model, its importance, and the factors that contribute to recovery. Additionally, it mentions other applicable recovery models. References are provided for further reading.

RECOVERY FROM MENTAL
ILLNESS MIGHT BE
ENHANCED THROUGH
HEALTH CARE PRACTICE

RECOVERY
 Recovery can be defined as a process through which a person can return to a normal or
healthy state.
 Recovery can mean different things to different individuals. It is about realization of
goals in order to support a person and their positive life style and can reduce their
mental illness.

RECOVERY FOCUSED MODEL
 Recovery focused model focuses upon building resilience of people with mental health
problems so that their self- esteem and identity can be supported.
 It is a strength- based model that does not focus upon symptoms but it also focuses
upon self-esteem, identity and control over life challenges.
 With the help of this model people with mental illness can be helped so that they can
move forward, bring improvement within their health, set new goals and participate
within meaningful activities.

IMPORTANCE OF RECOVERY
 This model plays a vital role when it comes to bring improvement within mental illness
of an individual.
 It is one of the best healthcare practices that can be used for mental illness patients. it is
based upon four main factors: Good relationship, satisfying work, personal growth and
the right living environment.
 All the four factors together help in increasing effectiveness of recovery focused model
as a healthcare practise for mental illness patients.

RECOVERY FOCUSED MODEL FOR MENTAL
ILLNESS
Recovery concept of mental illness
patients is based upon three layered factors that have
been explained below:
 First layer is personal recovery characteristics
such as: strength, resilience, hope, optimism and
also helps in explaining living experience of
patient.
 Second is recovery strategies such as: advocacy,
treatment, support, connection, acceptance and
inclusion.
 Last is support network such as: services,
practitioners, peer specialists, community,
friends and family 3 Recovery one concept,
2020

OTHR APPLICABLE RECOVERY MODEL
There are many other recovery- based model. Conceptual model of recovery is one
of them. This model can be used by team involved in personal recovery of mental illness
patient.
 Findings and main Hope: Having a sense of personal Agency and remain optimistic
about future.
 Re-establishment of positive identity: Incorporate mental health issues but remain
positive to oneself.
 Building a meaningful life: making sense of emotional distress or mental illness and
finding a meaning in life which is beyond illness so that patient can engage within living
a positive lifestyle.
 Taking responsibility and control: Feeling in control of illness and gain complete
control over mental illness.

REFERENCES
 Bayetti, C., Jadhav, S., & Jain, S. (2017). The re-covering self: a critique of the recovery-
based approach in India’s mental health care.
 Giusti, L., & et. al. (2019). Italian Investigation on Mental Health Workers’ Attitudes
Regarding Personal Recovery From Mental Illness. Community mental health
journal. 55(4). 680-685.
 Leonhardt, B. L., & et. al. (2017). Recovery and serious mental illness: a review of
current clinical and research paradigms and future directions. Expert review of
neurotherapeutics. 17(11). 1117-1130.
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