A narrative study of mental health recovery: Exploring unique, open-ended and collective processes.
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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 2020, 15 (1), . https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2020.1747252Abstract
Purpose: Guided by narrative theory and by use of a narrative-in-action approach, the aim of this study was to explore how mental health recovery unfolds through individuals’ engagement in everyday activities.
Method: Data were created through participant observations with four individuals while doing everyday activities, and analysed through a narrative, interpretive approach.
Findings: The findings show how mental health recovery involves unique and open-ended processes of narrative meaning-making, which unfold through an interplay between everyday activities, places and persons.
Discussion: Based on these findings, we discuss how we may understand and support mental health recovery as collective processes.