Transforming Towards Recovery
Mike Slade
Reader in Health Services ResearchInstitute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
Consultant Clinical PsychologistSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
12 November 2009
Clinical Recovery
Full symptom remission, full or part time work / education, independent living without supervision by informal carers, having friends with whom activities can be shared – sustained for a period of 2 years
Liberman RP, Kopelowicz A (2002) Recovery from schizophrenia,
International Review of Psychiatry, 14, 245-255.
Personal recoveryA deeply personal, unique process of changing one’s attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills and roles. It is a way of living a satisfying, hopeful and contributing life even with limitations caused by the illness.
Anthony WA (1993) Recovery from mental illness: the guiding vision of the mental health service system in the 1990s,
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 16, 11-23.
Section for Recovery
Aims:
1. International quality recovery research
2. Organisational change consultancy & resources
3. Expertise in well-being & positive psychology
4. Co-ordinate Recovery Research Network
5. Establish collaborative links with best-in-field
6. Develop a high-quality web presence
Research programme
CEDAR Study
REFOCUS Study
PhD students
Sainsbury Centre for MH rethink.org/100ways
Recovery Research Network
126 members
Working groupsSpiritualityRecovery as a service user-owned approach
Consultation responsesGrant proposal development
Section for Recovery
researchintorecovery.com