1MENTAL HEALTH- NURSINGIntroduction- Mental health recovery can be defined as the journey which involvestransformation and healing of a person with mental health problems, thereby enabling him tolead a peaceful life in the community, while striving to achieve full potential. A recovery frommental disorder therefore helps these people to improve their health and wellness (Dihoff &Weaver, 2012). It also provides an opportunity to live a self directed life. Stigma and socialattitudes to mental disorders impose restrictions on people who experience ill health (Mead &Copeland, 2000). Key concepts- There are certain fundamental concepts that facilitate easy recovery of mentalpatients. Several internal and external conditions such as hope, healing, connection,empowerment, positive culture of healing help in ensuring that the services are supportingrecovery of the consumers. The key elements are as follows:Hope- Mental health recovery provides the concerned patients with a motivating andessential message that helps them dream of a better future (Tew et al., 2012). Themessage helps them hope that he will be successful in overcoming the barriers andlimitations can that they confront in daily life. Learning and unconscious assimilationinfluence hopes (Mead & Copeland, 2000). However, it can also be fostered by family,peers, friends, healthcare providers and other members of the community. Thus, hopeacts as a catalyst in accelerating the recovery process.Responsibility- It acts as one of the key concepts in mental recovery. It involves takingactions that help the person to take control of their lives and gives them the authority toselect from a range of options that help in their recovery. They take responsibility of theirself-car and recovery journey (Mead & Copeland, 2000). It requires enormous courage to

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