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A bioecological approach to conceptualising posttraumatic growth in psychosis (2024)
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Background: Posttraumatic growth (PTG) refers to positive psychological changes arising from adversity. PTG in psychosis is an emerging area of focus, however the individualistic conceptualisation of PTG has been questioned. We extend these debates t... Read More about A bioecological approach to conceptualising posttraumatic growth in psychosis.
Non-peer professionals' understanding of recovery and attitudes towards peer support workers joining existing community mental health teams in the North Denmark Region: A qualitative study (2024)
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Peer support is a collaborative practice where people with lived experience of mental health conditions engage in supporting like‐minded. Peer support impacts on personal recovery and empowerment and creates value at an organisational level. However,... Read More about Non-peer professionals' understanding of recovery and attitudes towards peer support workers joining existing community mental health teams in the North Denmark Region: A qualitative study.
Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study (2024)
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Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health problems increased as access to mental health services reduced. Recovery colleges are recovery-focused adult education initiatives delivered by people with professional and lived mental health ex... Read More about Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study.
Mental health workers’ perspectives on the implementation of a peer support intervention in five countries: qualitative findings from the UPSIDES study (2024)
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Objective: The introduction of peer support in mental health teams creates opportunities and challenges for both peer and non-peer staff. However, the majority of research on mental health workers’ (MHWs) experiences with peer support comes from high... Read More about Mental health workers’ perspectives on the implementation of a peer support intervention in five countries: qualitative findings from the UPSIDES study.
Scalability, test–retest reliability and validity of the Brief INSPIRE-O measure of personal recovery in psychiatric services (2024)
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Introduction: Mental health services have transitioned from treating symptoms to emphasizing personal recovery. Despite its importance, integrating personal recovery into clinical practice remains work in progress. This study evaluates the psychometr... Read More about Scalability, test–retest reliability and validity of the Brief INSPIRE-O measure of personal recovery in psychiatric services.
Cross-Cultural Insights from Two Global Mental Health Studies: Self-Enhancement and Ingroup Biases (2024)
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This commentary highlights two cross-cultural issues identified from our global mental health (GMH) research, RECOLLECT (Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing) 2: self-enhancement and ingroup biases. Self-enhancement is a tendency to maintai... Read More about Cross-Cultural Insights from Two Global Mental Health Studies: Self-Enhancement and Ingroup Biases.
Implementation of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle- and low-income-countries: a theory of change approach (2024)
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Background Stakeholder engagement is essential to the design, implementation and evaluation of complex mental health interventions like peer support. Theory of Change (ToC) is commonly used in global health research to help structure and promote sta... Read More about Implementation of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle- and low-income-countries: a theory of change approach.
Healing houses systematic review: design, sustainability, opportunities and barriers facing Soteria and peer respite development (2024)
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Background Soteria houses and peer respites, collectively called Healing Houses, are alternatives to psychiatric hospitalisation. Aims The aim of this research is to review Healing Houses in relation to design characteristics (architectural and... Read More about Healing houses systematic review: design, sustainability, opportunities and barriers facing Soteria and peer respite development.
The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Usage and Performance (2024)
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Background: Recommender systems help narrow down a large range of items to a smaller, personalized set of items. NarraGive is a first-in-field hybrid recommender system for mental health recovery narratives, recommending narratives based on their n... Read More about The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Usage and Performance.
The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Use and Performance (2024)
Journal Article
Background: Recommender systems help narrow down a large range of items to a smaller, personalized set. NarraGive is a first-in-field hybrid recommender system for mental health recovery narratives, recommending narratives based on their content and... Read More about The Implementation of Recommender Systems for Mental Health Recovery Narratives: Evaluation of Use and Performance.
Development of the UPSIDES global mental health training programme for peer support workers: Perspectives from stakeholders in low, middle and high-income countries (2024)
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Background. Peer support in mental health is a low-threshold intervention with increasing evidence for enhancing personal recovery and empowerment of persons living with severe mental health conditions. As peer support spreads globally, there is a gr... Read More about Development of the UPSIDES global mental health training programme for peer support workers: Perspectives from stakeholders in low, middle and high-income countries.
A good life with psychosis: rate of positive outcomes in first-episode psychosis at 10-year follow-up (2024)
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Background More knowledge about positive outcomes for people with first-episode psychosis (FEP) is needed. An FEP 10-year follow-up study investigated the rate of personal recovery, emotional wellbeing, and clinical recovery in the total sample and... Read More about A good life with psychosis: rate of positive outcomes in first-episode psychosis at 10-year follow-up.
Perception and appropriation of a web-based recovery narratives intervention: qualitative interview study (2024)
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Introduction Mental health recovery narratives are widely available to the public, and can benefit people affected by mental health problems. The NEON Intervention is a novel web-based digital health intervention providing access to the NEON Colle... Read More about Perception and appropriation of a web-based recovery narratives intervention: qualitative interview study.
The transformative potential of citizen science for mental health (2024)
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Citizen science is an approach to knowledge production through public engagement in scientific research activities, whereby citizens actively contribute to science either with their intellectual effort, surrounding knowledge, or their tools and resou... Read More about The transformative potential of citizen science for mental health.
Designing a Library of Lived Experience for Mental Health: integrated realist synthesis and experience-based co-design study in UK mental health services (2024)
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ObjectiveLiving Library events involve people being trained as living 'Books', who then discuss aspects of their personal experiences in direct conversation with attendees, referred to as 'Readers'. This study sought to generate a realist programme t... Read More about Designing a Library of Lived Experience for Mental Health: integrated realist synthesis and experience-based co-design study in UK mental health services.
Mental Health Staff Perspectives on Personal Recovery: A Narrative Study on Positive Professional Impact of Recovery-Oriented Care (2024)
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Objectives Mental health staff play an important role in facilitating personal recovery. We examined how mental health staff perceived personal recovery and the impact of their experience with supporting personal recovery. Research Design and M... Read More about Mental Health Staff Perspectives on Personal Recovery: A Narrative Study on Positive Professional Impact of Recovery-Oriented Care.
Feasibility, validity and reliability of the Dutch translation of INCRESE (INCRESE-NL) inventory to characterize mental health recovery narratives (2024)
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Objective: Methods for characterizing mental health recovery narratives are needed to enable the selection of helpful narratives which can support the recovery processes of other people. The Inventory of Characteristics of Recovery Stories (INCRESE)... Read More about Feasibility, validity and reliability of the Dutch translation of INCRESE (INCRESE-NL) inventory to characterize mental health recovery narratives.
Pragmatic, feasibility randomized controlled trial of a recorded mental health recovery narrative intervention: narrative experiences online intervention for informal carers (NEON-C) (2024)
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Introduction: Informal carers of people with mental health problems often have unmet support needs. Mental health recovery narratives are increasingly accessible, but their relevance to and effect on informal carers have been minimally investigated.... Read More about Pragmatic, feasibility randomized controlled trial of a recorded mental health recovery narrative intervention: narrative experiences online intervention for informal carers (NEON-C).