The Path to Mental Health Recovery

This book explores what we mean by recovery in mental health, providing a deeper, evidence-based understanding of the concept. This thoughtful book looks at how theory and research around recovery can be moved into practice. It is suitable for students and practitioners in mental health from a range of fields.

Kim Jørgensen is associate professor at Faculty of Health Sciences,Department of Nursing and Health Promotion Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway and Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Services Research User Perspectives and Community-Based Initiatives, University of Southern Denmark (SDU). He works across Denmark and Norway on recovery, cross-sector collaboration, and user participation in mental health services.

1: Reconsidering 'Recovery': A Paradigm Shift in Mental Healthcare and Society, 2. Political Dynamics and User Engagement in Mental Health Practice towards Recovery, 3. Interpreting 'Recovery': Divergent Perspectives in Mental Healthcare, 4. Clinical recovery one perspective moving beyond mental health problems, 5. Human rights, Open Dialogue and Relational Recovery - a revolutionary approach in mental health?, 6. Implementing Recovery in Mental Health: From Treatment to Transformation, 7. Peer Support Workers: Pioneering a Recovery-Centric Approach, 8. Utilizing digital technologies to create new approaches to treatment and avenues for communication with individuals receiving mental health care at home, 9. Understanding the significance of family and social support in the recovery journey, 10. Using Co-operative Inquiry to develop a Recovery-Focused and Inclusive Methodology in Mental Health Care