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Living a Meaningful Life While Struggling with Mental Health: Challenging Aspects Regarding Personal Recovery Encountered in the Mental Health System

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  • Janne Brammer Damsgaard

    (Research Unit of Nursing and Healthcare, Institute of Public Health, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark)

  • Sanne Angel

    (Research Unit of Nursing and Healthcare, Institute of Public Health, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark)

Abstract

Based upon academic and clinical experience from Denmark, this article aims to highlight international research-based knowledge concerning challenging aspects about the understanding and implementation of recovery-oriented practice. Three key points are located: (a) An integrative biopsychosocial approach considering both the clinical and personal recovery perspectives is relevant for research and practice. (b) Barriers in implementing a recovery-oriented approach include both individual and systemic challenges. This is well documented in the research-based literature, highlighting the need for changes. (c) A shift from professional control to a service-user orientation is seen as crucial. Examples of a positive shift are seen, helping the health professionals in their development and practicing of skills and competences through education and personal formation. Within these perspectives, a paradigm shift from a one-dimensional biomedical approach to a biopsychosocial approach is suggested. Instead of focusing on rapid stabilisation and symptom relief as a clinical outcome, a humanistic approach building on social- and person-oriented values is fundamental for social and personal recovery leading to a meaningful life.

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  • Janne Brammer Damsgaard & Sanne Angel, 2021. "Living a Meaningful Life While Struggling with Mental Health: Challenging Aspects Regarding Personal Recovery Encountered in the Mental Health System," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-10, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:5:p:2708-:d:512576
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    1. Kim Jørgensen & Tonie Rasmussen & Morten Hansen & Kate Andreasson & Bengt Karlsson, 2020. "Recovery-Oriented Intersectoral Care in Mental Health: As Perceived by Healthcare Professionals and Users," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-15, November.
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