The challenges and necessity of situating ‘illness narratives’ in recovery and mental health treatment

• DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2021.4
• Publication Date: 2021-02-18T06:11:00Z
• Authors: Nagina Khan; Derek K. Tracy
• Keywords: Mental disease

In mental health services, recovery constitutes a guiding principle that is endorsed in professional medical guidelines and has become central to policies across the world. However, for many clinicians, it can be challenge effectively embed concepts into professionally directed treatment of disease without distortion, ostensibly away from what matters those who use services. We discuss evolving multifaceted concept 'recovery', including illness narratives frame our discussion. demonstrate how integration between person-directed management converge, resulting positive outcomes people with illness.