Recovery in Schizophrenia: What Consumers Know and Do Not Know

Abstract

The recovery model has permeated mental health systems by leading to the development of new psychiatric interventions and services and the reconfiguration of traditional ones. There is growing evidence that these interventions and services confer benefits in clinical and recovery-oriented outcomes. Despite the seeming adoption of recovery by policy makers, the transformation of mental health systems into recovery-oriented systems has been fraught with challenges.

Keywords: Advance directives; Illness self-management; Peer support; Recovery model; Shared decision making; Strengths model; Supported employment; Supported housing.