Mental health: healing and recovery

Comparative views

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Pages: 174
Format: 17 x 24 cm
ISBN : 978-2-7420-1422-4
ISBN élec : 978-2-7420-1479-8
Printed in: French
Publication date: 04/12/2015

In the field of mental health, can we speak of healing or should we speak of recovery?

The recovery approach redefines the very notion of healing while repositioning patients as the main actors in their lives and care process.
- What concrete applications will the emergence of these concepts produce in terms of clinical practice and public healthcare policies?
- What are the respective shares of the individual, knowledge and institutions in the construction of these new social standards?

This publication addresses the notions of healing and recovery in mental health in light of different theoretical, disciplinary and experiential perspectives, in particular giving a voice to individuals who have experienced psychological disorders and who give their accounts concerning how they regained a “normal” life.

Preface by Vincent DUMEZ, M. Sc., Co-director, Office of Collaboration and Patient Partnership, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal