Department/School

Social Work

Date of this version

2007

Document Type

Article

Keywords

hermeneutic phenomenology, lived experience, mental illness, recovery

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325007074164

Abstract

This hermeneutic phenomenological study of 45 adults with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) examines the experience of recovery over 3 years. After a brief review of the results from the first two phases, this article reports the findings from the third phase of the recovery process. Five essential themes are identified: (1) reintegration in the community; (2) reintegration with family and friends; (3) reintegration with the case manager; (4) reintegration with oneself; (5) barriers to social inclusion. Findings highlight the unmet needs for consumers in their relationships with case managers and barriers to inclusion at the macro level. Implications for practice include the delineation of client and case manager tasks specific to each essential theme.

Volume

6

Issue

1

Published in

https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325007074164

Citation/Other Information

Bradshaw, W., Armour, M. P., & Roseborough, D. J. (2007). Finding a place in the world: The experience of recovery from severe mental illness. Qualitative Social Work, 6(1), 27-47. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325007074164

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