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Survivor research in Canada: ‘talking’ recovery, resisting psychiatry, and reclaiming madness

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Pages 1437-1457 | Received 01 Sep 2016, Accepted 13 Apr 2017, Published online: 12 May 2017

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Appendix. Selected projects

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  • de Wolff, Alice in consultation with Pedro Cabezas, Linda Chamberlain, Aldo Cianfarani, Phillip Dufresne, Peter Lye, Dennis Morency, Bradley Mulder, Esther Mwange, and Mark Shapiro. 2009. “The Creation of ‘We Are Neighbours’: Participatory Research and Recovery.” Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health 28 (2): 61–72.
  • del Barrio, Rodriguez, Celine Cyr Lourdes, Lisa Benisty, and Pierrette Richard. 2013. “Autonomous Medication Management (GAM): New Perspectives on Well-Being, Quality of Life and Psychiatric Medication.” Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 18 (10): 2879–2887.
  • Gumpp, Ruth for Consumers for Knowledge Exchange and Research (CONKER). 2009. Hope and Fear: Consumers, Psychiatric Medications and the Therapeutic Relationship. Vancouver, BC: CONKER Mental Illness. http://www.psyrehab.ca/files/documents/Hope%20and%20Fear-%20CONKER%20Report%20September%202009.pdf
  • Habitat Services and the Ontario Council of Alternative Businesses. 2010, May. Breaking Ground: Peer Support for Congregate Living Settings. Toronto, ON: Wellesley Institute. http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Breaking_Ground_final_final_report.pdf
  • Mental Health “Recovery” Study Working Group. 2009, January. Mental Health “Recovery”: Users and Refusers. Toronto, ON: Wellesley Institute. http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Mental_Health-_Recovery.pdf
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UK projects (6)

  • Faulkner, Alison, and Sarah Layzell. 2000. Strategies for Living: A Summary Report of User-Led Research into People’s Strategies for Living with Mental Distress. London: Mental Health Foundation.
  • Middleton, Hugh, Rebecca Shaw, Ron Collier, Aimie Purser, and Brian Ferguson. 2011. “The Dodo Bird Verdict and the Elephant in the Room: A Service User-Led Investigation of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment.” Health Sociology Review 20 (2): 147–156.
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  • Rose, Diana. 2003. “Partnership, Co-Ordination of Care and the Place of User Involvement.” Journal of Mental Health 12 (1): 59–70.
  • Russo, Jasna, and Diana Rose. 2013. “‘But What If Nobody’s Going to Sit down and Have a Real Conversation with You?” Service User/Survivor Perspectives on Human Rights.” Journal of Public Mental Health 12 (4): 184–192.
  • Taylor, Sue, Stephen Abbott, and Sally Hardy. 2012. “The Inform Project: A Service User-Led Research Endeavor.” Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 26 (6): 448–456.

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