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Published on: February 16, 2011
A narrative study of mental health recovery: exploring unique, open-ended and collective processes
Nina Petersen Reed1, Staffan Josephsson2, Sissel Alsaker1
1Department of Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Abstract:
Purpose: Guided by narrative theory and by use of a narrative-in-action approach, the aim of this study was to explore how mental health recovery unfolds through individuals' engagement in everyday activities.Method: Data were created through participant observations with four individuals while doing everyday activities, and analysed through a narrative, interpretive approach.Findings: The findings show how mental health recovery involves unique and open-ended processes of narrative meaning-making, which unfold through an interplay between everyday activities, places and persons.Discussion: Based on these findings, we discuss how we may understand and support mental health recovery as collective processes.
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