Abstract
Since many years, the concept of recovery in mental illness has been discussed from different perspectives of the patient, family and mental health professionals. In the literature there are numerous definitions of what recovery means. A persistent theme in mental health recovery literature is that a concise definition of recovery is hard to determine. It is acknowledged that recovery means different things to different people, and that not every view of recovery will fit with every person’s belief system. This article aims to identify the meaning of recovery in the published literature among persons with Schizophrenia.
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Funding was provided by University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi (Grant No. 1367/NET.DEC.2010).
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Mathew, S.T., Nirmala, B.P. & Kommu, J.V.S. Meaning of Recovery Among Persons with Schizophrenia: A Literature Review. J. Psychosoc. Rehabil. Ment. Health 5, 73–81 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-018-0111-7
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