The experience of mental distress and recovery among people involved with the service user/survivor movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7787727 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carolina S Chassot (University of Évora, Portugal; École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France), Felismina R P Mendes (0000-0001-9518-2289, University of Évora), Felismina Mendes (University of Évora, Portugal; Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, University Institute of Lisbon (CIES-IUL), Portugal) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 372-388 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health Illness and Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4593 • E-ISSN: 1461-7196 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363459314554313 |
| PMID | 25318470 |
| OpenAlex | W2129945400 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 34 |
This article examines how the personal experiences of mental distress of people involved in the British service user/survivor movement were shaped or transformed by this involvement, and the impact of involvement on their recovery journeys. The analysis was based on 12 in-depth interviews with service users/survivors who are, or were once, involved with the service user/survivor movement. Three large themes were identified regarding the ways in which social movement involvement affected the personal experience of mental distress: (a) making sense and reframing mental distress, (b) the social experience of involvement and (c) identity and identity reconstruction. We discuss how some features of the service user/survivor movement, such as self-help, user involvement, the centrality of experience to collective action, and the range of political positions adopted by activists can affect experience and recovery in different forms. As an exploratory study that looks into a complex topic, our findings illuminate the ways of surviving, recovering and experiencing mental distress in the context of a significant social movement
Aesthetics · Cognitive reframing · Distress · Mental distress · Mental health · Psychotherapist · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Homelessness and Social Issues · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.56 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |