Defining and operationalizing the phenomena of recovery

A working definition from the recovery science research collaborative

Bibliographic Data

ID15397751
AuthorsRobert D Ashford (0000-0003-3979-1754, University of the Sciences Substance Use Disorders Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA), Austin Brown (0000-0001-9958-3696, Kennesaw State University, corresponding author), T Burton Brown (0000-0002-1745-7862, University of Oregon), Tiffany Brown (University of Oregon), Jason Callis (University of Georgia), H Harrington Cleveland (Pennsylvania State University), Emily Eisenhart (0000-0003-1180-5616, Georgia Southern University), Hillary Groover (Kennesaw State University), Nicholas Hayes (Texas Tech University), Teresa Johnston (Kennesaw State University), Thomas G Kimball (Texas Tech University), Thomas Kimball (Texas Tech University), Brigitte Manteuffel (Georgia State University), Jessica McDaniel (0000-0001-5253-677X, Kennesaw State University), Lindsay Montgomery (Kennesaw State University), Shane Phillips (0009-0006-4642-8127, North Carolina State University), Shane A Phillips (0000-0001-6030-2367, North Carolina State University), Michael Polacek (Kennesaw State University), Matt Statman (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), Jason Whitney (0000-0002-9054-1489, Pennsylvania State University)
Year2019
Volume27
Issue3
Pages179-188
Publication date2019-01-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAddiction Research & Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-7392 • E-ISSN: 1606-6359
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/16066359.2018.1515352
OpenAlexW2909676231
LanguageEN
Citations received47
References cited40

A number of definitions exist for the concept of “recovery” in both the substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health (MH) fields. Previous attempts to define recovery have not reached consensus among experts within the field. Thus, the definition has remained diffuse at the expense of attempts to measure and evaluate treatment and recovery outcomes. The notion of recovery as an organizing principle between SUD and MH, collectively identified as behavioral health (BH), can be better served by a collaborative endeavor to define the word and concept of “recovery”. The Recovery Science Research Collaborative (RSRC), an interdisciplinary bi-annual collaboration among recovery researchers and professionals from across the country, sought to address the definition of recovery at the inaugural meeting in December 2017 at Kennesaw State University. The RSRC undertook this task with the primary goal of defining “recovery” for use in research – aiming to create a consensus definition that allows recovery to be clearly operationalized and effectively investigated

Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Management · Mental health · Operationalization · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Substance use · Task (project management · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment

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