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Recovery as a psychological construct.

P W Corrigan1, D Giffort, F Rashid

  • 1University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Tinley Park, IL 60477, USA. pcorriga@mcis.bsd.uchicago.edu

Community Mental Health Journal
|July 13, 1999
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Recovery is a key vision for severe mental illness. The Recovery Scale reliably measures psychological recovery, positively linking it to self-esteem and quality of life.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Mental Health Research
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Recovery is increasingly proposed as a central vision for individuals with severe mental illness.
  • Understanding and measuring psychological constructs related to recovery is crucial for effective interventions.
  • The psychometric properties of recovery measures need rigorous examination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the psychometric characteristics of a specific measure designed to assess the psychological construct of recovery.
  • To examine the reliability and validity of the Recovery Scale in a clinical population.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-five participants in a partial hospitalization program were assessed.
  • Measures included the Recovery Scale, quality of life, social support, self-esteem, consumer empowerment, psychiatric symptoms, needs and resources, global functioning, and verbal intelligence.

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  • Statistical analyses focused on test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and concurrent validity.

    • Main Results:

    • The Recovery Scale demonstrated satisfactory test-retest reliability and internal consistency.
    • Concurrent validity analysis indicated positive associations between recovery and self-esteem, empowerment, social support, and quality of life.
    • Recovery was inversely associated with psychiatric symptoms and age.

    Conclusions:

    • The Recovery Scale is a reliable and valid measure for assessing psychological recovery in severe mental illness.
    • Findings support a psychological model of recovery, highlighting its relationship with positive psychosocial factors.
    • These results have implications for developing and refining recovery-oriented mental health services.