Abstract
Recovery is an individual process that involves living a satisfying life even with limitations caused by mental illness (Anthony 1993). In this chapter, the authors discuss the conceptualization and implementation of recovery in three case studies from the USA, New Zealand, and Nigeria. In all three cases, recovery is facilitated by (1) ensuring that people with mental illness can fully participate and thrive within their respective societies; (2) diminishing barriers to social inclusion and full citizenship at individual, familial and community levels; and (3) reforming mental health services to be humane, empowering and holistic. This chapter demonstrates that the recovery model provides scaffolding to give shape to reform of mental health services, while allowing flexibility for adaptation to local circumstances and values.
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Aldersey, H.M., Adeponle, A.B., Whitley, R. (2017). Diverse Approaches to Recovery from Severe Mental Illness. In: White, R., Jain, S., Orr, D., Read, U. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Sociocultural Perspectives on Global Mental Health. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-39510-8_6
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