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The “Critical” Elements of Illness Management and Recovery: Comparing Methodological Approaches

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This study examined three methodological approaches to defining the critical elements of Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), a curriculum-based approach to recovery. Sixty-seven IMR experts rated the criticality of 16 IMR elements on three dimensions: defining, essential, and impactful. Three elements (Recovery Orientation, Goal Setting and Follow-up, and IMR Curriculum) met all criteria for essential and defining and all but the most stringent criteria for impactful. Practitioners should consider competence in these areas as preeminent. The remaining 13 elements met varying criteria for essential and impactful. Findings suggest that criticality is a multifaceted construct, necessitating judgments about model elements across different criticality dimensions.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported in part by a grant from the VA HSR&D: RRP 11-017 and the National Institute of Mental Health (R21 MH096835). Dr. McGuire is supported by a Grant from VA RR&D: D0712-W and by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development Service (CIN 13-416). The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or NIMH.

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  1. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Alan B. McGuire

  2. Department of Psychology, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Alan B. McGuire, Lauren Luther, Dominique White, Laura M. White, John McGrew & Michelle P. Salyers

  3. ACT Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Alan B. McGuire, Lauren Luther, Dominique White, Laura M. White, John McGrew & Michelle P. Salyers

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McGuire, A.B., Luther, L., White, D. et al. The “Critical” Elements of Illness Management and Recovery: Comparing Methodological Approaches. Adm Policy Ment Health 43, 1–10 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-014-0614-9

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