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Research Article

Hope for recovery – how clinicians may facilitate this in their work

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Pages 144-153 | Published online: 08 Feb 2012
 

Abstract

Background

The importance of having hope for recovery has been highlighted in numerous qualitative studies of recovery. It is identified as a vital part of this process, and guidelines suggest that service providers should therefore facilitate hope in their clinical work; however, they do not indicate how this guidance can be operationalised.

Aims

To identify the sources of hope for recovery based on the accounts of people with experience of recovery; to ascertain how these accounts show service providers can facilitate such hope in their therapeutic work.

Method

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight people with experience of recovering from mental health problems. A grounded theory analysis was undertaken.

Results

A model conceptualising the role of hope in recovery was developed with three categories: “influence of others on hope”, “personal hope” and “doing recovery”. The model indicates a complex interaction between hope and recovery with an important role for social context and interpersonal relationships, including those with clinicians.

Conclusions

Mental health service providers occupy a powerful position in relation to service users' hope, and must carefully consider how they communicate their own hopefulness about clients' recovery. Suggestions are made about facilitating hope for recovery.

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Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of the eight participants who willingly spoke so openly of their experiences, and that of the Independent Newham Users Forum.

Declaration of Interest: The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

Notes

1 All names and identifying information have been changed to maintain anonymity and confidentiality.

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