Experiences of Recovery in Epapsy’s Community Residential Facilities and the Five CHIME Concepts

A Qualitative Inquiry

Bibliographic Data

ID15516181
AuthorsAntigoni Apostolopoulou (0000-0002-5592-5882, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, corresponding author), Stelios Stylianidis (Panteion University), Philia Issari (0000-0002-8043-5180, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, corresponding author), Panagiotis Chondros (0000-0002-5154-8776, Association for Regional Development and Mental Health), Amalia Alexiadou (Association for Regional Development and Mental Health), Pepy Belekou (Association for Regional Development and Mental Health), Charalambos Giannou (Association for Regional Development and Mental Health), Eleni K Karali (Association for Regional Development and Mental Health), Vana Foi (Association for Regional Development and Mental Health), Fotini Tzaferou (Association for Regional Development and Mental Health)
Year2020
Volume11
Pages24-24
Publication date2020-02-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00024
PMID32116841
OpenAlexW3005992192
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited31

In the context of the reform of psychiatric services in Greece, the debate about the concept of recovery is still growing. Recovery is defined as a path through which individuals facing mental health challenges are enabled to regain and further develop significant relationships with family, friends, the community, and themselves and at the same time to cope with the detrimental effects of stigma through empowerment. The present qualitative study aims to explore the experiences of people living in EPAPSY's (Association for Regional Development and Mental Health) community residential facilities focusing mainly upon the key concepts of the CHIME (connectivity, hope, identity, meaning, and empowerment) conceptual framework of recovery. To this end, semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants living and receiving mental health care in a residential facility of EPAPSY. The participants' accounts were analyzed using thematic analysis in a deductive and inductive manner. The research findings highlighted, among others, the challenges the participants faced during their early years in family and school, the experience of the revolving door effect, and the perceived turn their life took when they were transferred to a community residential facility, thus opening a new chapter in their lives. Of the five CHIME concepts, all are present in the participants' accounts, with emphasis given to a meaningful present, a need to feel "normal" again, and a positive outlook for the future, both for themselves and their relationships, despite the persistence of certain difficulties

Context (archaeology · Empowerment · Meaning (existential · Mental health · Political science · Psychotherapist · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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