Recovering from an addiction
When most people think of the word addiction recovery, for example, they often associate the word with trying to quit drinking alcohol or taking drugs , rather than quitting. completely dependence (Laudet, 2007). Mass media help shape the concept of recovery from substances or even psychological disorders by typically focusing on the struggles of major figures trying to overcome episodes of relapse and rehabilitation (Laudet, 2007).
Recovery in mental health
When it comes to recovery in mental health, the same notion of endless struggle has been there for years. For practitioners, too, for a long time the notion of recovery was strongly linked to disease, or more precisely to the absence of disease and its symptoms, as stated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. DSM ”) (Piat et al., 2009).
Take responsibility for your life
However, clients and patients themselves, in my own experience and as demonstrated by a major survey in Canada, tend to link recovery to the idea that the person develops self-determination and takes responsibility for their own health. life. (Piat et al., 2009).
Over the past decade, this much more positive idea of recovery has emerged. A qualitative analysis of more than 30 international documents evokes precisely this understanding and this help in relation to mental illness. It is a vision that gives people living with mental illness greater independence and marks a shift from old paternalistic mental health practices (Le Boutillier et al, 2011). The objective today is to help patients and clients find their place in their families and in society, to lead a life that has meaning (Le Boutillier et al., 2011).
A personal journey to live a fulfilling, hopeful and satisfying life
UK Health Services says it all: Recovery is a personal journey to living a fulfilling, hopeful and fulfilling life. (CNWL Recovery & Wellbeing College, 2019). Patients and clients are encouraged to take up this challenge to develop their own definition of recovery (CNWL Recovery & Wellbeing College, 2019).
Therefore, today, recovering from anxiety, depression or any other mental health problem necessarily means that practitioners help and support patients to self-manage and self-determination, to set their own goals. and to chart their own path to feel better, to experience well-being.
Sources
CNWL Recovery & Wellbeing College, 2019. What do we mean by recovery? - CNWL NHS [WWW Document]. NHS Central and North West London - NHS Foundation Trust. ( consulted on 7.29.19).
Laudet, AB, 2007. What does recovery mean to you? Lessons from the recovery experience for research and practice. J Subst Abuse Treat 33, 243–256.
Le Boutillier, C., M. Leamy, Bird, VJ, Davidson, L., Williams, J., Slade, M., 2011. What does recovery mean in practice? Qualitative analysis of international practice recommendations geared towards recovery . PS 62, 1470-1476.
Piat, M., J. Sabetti, A. Couture, JJ Sylvestre, H. Provencher, J. Botschner, D. Stayner, 2009. What does recovery mean to me? Perspectives of Canadian mental health consumers. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 32, 199-207.