Recovery of People with Mental Illness

Philosophical and Related Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-969131-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 524 g

Reihe: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry

• Includes a variety of philosophical perspectives on recovery which will assist the reader in developing a well-rounded understanding of recovery
• Structured in separate parts, each on an individual aspect of recovery which will help the reader to focus on the distinct aspects of the recovery process
• One of the first books to focus on philosophical issues relating to recovery from mental illness, providing a much needed account of this important area

It is only in the past 20 years that the concept of <'recovery>' from mental health has been more widely considered and researched. Before then, it was generally considered that <'stability>' was the best that anyone suffering from a mental disorder could hope for. But now it is recognised that, throughout their mental illness, many patients develop new beliefs, feelings, values, attitudes, and ways of dealing with their disorder. The notion of recovery
from mental illness is thus rapidly being accepted and is inserting more hope into mainstream psychiatry and other parts of the mental health care system around the world. Yet, in spite of conceptual and other challenges that this notion raises, including a variety of interpretations, there is scarcely any systematic philosophical discussion of it.

This book is unique in addressing philosophical issues - including conceptual challenges and opportunities - raised by the notion of recovery of people with mental illness. Such recovery - particularly in relation to serious mental illness such as schizophrenia - is often not about cure and can mean different things to different people. For example, it can mean symptom alleviation, ability to work, or the striving toward mental well-being (with or without symptoms). The book addresses these
different meanings and their philosophical grounds, bringing to the fore perspectives of people with mental illness and their families as well as perspectives of philosophers, mental health care providers and researchers, among others.

The important new work will contribute to further research, reflective practice and policy making in relation to the recovery of people with mental illness.It is essential reading for philosophers of health, psychiatrists, and other mental care providers, as well as policy makers.

Zielgruppe

Philosophers of health and its correlates, mental health care providers, researchers and policy makers, and mental health care service users and their families.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rudnick, Abraham

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophie des Geistes, Neurophilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abraham Rudnick: Preface: background and overview
About the authors
Overview of Chapter 1
1: Abraham Rudnick: Introduction
Section 1: First person accounts in relation to recovery
2: Wilma Boevink: Life beyond psychiatry
3: Margaret Swarbrick: A wellness approach to mental health recovery
4: Eliahu Shamir: Families and patients with mental illness - on the recovery road
Section 2: Historical, epistemological and metaphysical aspects of recovery of people with mental illness
5: Louis C. Charland: Benevolence and discipline: the concept of recovery in early 19th century moral treatment
6: Mike Slade: The epistemological basis of personal recovery
7: Kenneth Gill: Contrasting conceptualizations of recovery imply distinct research methodology
8: Ademola Adeponle, Rob Whitley, and Laurence J. Kirmayer: Cultural contexts and constructions of recovery
9: Beate Schrank, Johannes Wally, and Burghart Schmidt: Recovery and hope in relation to schizophrenia
10: Bradley Lewis: Recovery, narrative theory and generative madness
11: Paul Lysaker and John Lysaker: From being subjected to being a subject: recovery in relation to schizophrenia
Section 3: Justice and other ethical aspects of recovery of people with mental illness
12: Shlomo Kravetz and Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon: Some social science antinomies and their implications for the recovery-oriented approach to mental illness and psychiatric rehabilitation
13: Douglas Porter and Peter Zachar: Recovery and the partitioning of scientific authority in psychiatry
14: Rachel Cooper: Being ill and getting better: recovery and accounts of disorder
15: Tim Thornton: Is recovery a model?
16: Larry Davidson: Considering recovery as a process: or, life is not an outcome
17: Elizabeth Flanagan, Dror Ben Zeev, and Patrick Corrigan: Recovery and stigma: issues of social justice
18: Marcus Yu-Lung Chiu: Recovery and advocacy: contextualising justice in relation to recovery from mental illness in East Asia
19: Abraham Rudnick: Ethical and related practical issues faced by recovery-oriented mental health care providers: a risk-benefit analysis

Über Autor(innen)

Rudnick, Abraham
Dr. Abraham (Rami) Rudnick, BMedSc, MD, MPsych, PhD, CPRP, FRCPC, is a psychiatrist and a philosopher who conducts research, teaches, practices clinically and leads mental health care services in Canada. His particular expertise is in bioethics and in psychiatric rehabilitation, especially in relation to people with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia. In his work, he addresses philosophical aspects of health and its correlates and recovery of people with mental illness.