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

m.slade@iop.kcl.ac.uk

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