Exploring personal recovery in mental illness through an Arabic sociocultural lens

Hickey, Jason; Pryjmachuk, Steven; Waterman, Holly

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“…Cultural consideration should be undertaken when applying these findings to lower‐ and middle‐income countries and constructivist societies (Hickey et al . 2017; Rathod et al . 2017).…”

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Exploring recovery‐focused educational programmes for advancing mental health nursing: An integrative systematic literature review

Hawsawi

Stein‐Parbury

Orr

et al. 2021

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Recovery‐focused educational programmes have been implemented in mental health services in an attempt to transform care from a purely biomedical orientation to a more recovery‐oriented approach. Mental health nurses have identified the need for enhancing their abilities and confidence in translating recovery knowledge into mental health nursing practice. However, recovery‐focused educational programmes have not fully address nurses’ learning needs. Therefore, this review synthesized the evidence of the effectiveness of recovery‐focused educational programmes for mental health nurses. A systematic search of electronic databases and hand‐searched references was conducted. It identified 35 programmes and 55 educational materials within 39 studies. Synthesizing the literature revealed three themes and nine subthemes. The first theme, a framework for understanding and supporting consumers’ recovery, had four subthemes: consumers’ involvement, multidisciplinary approach, profession‐specific training, and performance indicators. The second theme, contents of educational materials, included the subthemes: knowledge development and recovery‐focused care planning. The final theme, nurses’ learning experiences, included the subthemes: understanding recovery, the positive effects of recovery‐focused educational programmes, and implementation of recovery‐oriented practices. Based on these findings, a mental health nursing recovery‐focused educational programme framework is proposed. Further research should investigate the effectiveness of the framework, especially in relation to recovery‐focused care planning and consumer and carer involvement in the development, delivery, participation, and evaluation of these educational programmes.

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“…Cultural consideration should be undertaken when applying these findings to lower‐ and middle‐income countries and constructivist societies (Hickey et al . 2017; Rathod et al . 2017).…”

Section: Relevance For Clinical Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring recovery‐focused educational programmes for advancing mental health nursing: An integrative systematic literature review

Hawsawi

Stein‐Parbury

Orr

et al. 2021

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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“…As noted, several countries in North America (Piat and Sabetti, 2009), Europe (Rössler, and Drake, 2017), Asia (Kaewprom et al , 2011; Slade et al , 2012; Stratford et al , 2014; Tanaka et al , 2018; Tse et al , 2013) and very few in Africa (De Wet et al , 2019) and Middle East (Eltaiba and Harries, 2015; Hickey et al , 2017; Roe et al , 2012) have adopted the aforementioned definition of recovery in their mental health policy documents. Despite this wide endorsement of the recovery concept, concerns have also been voiced regarding its applicability in culturally diverse mental health systems and individuals, as it is based mostly in scientific work conducted in western high income countries (Bayetti et al , 2017; Hickey et al , 2017; O’Hagan, 2004; Slade et al , 2012). Opponents highlight that it encompasses an individualistic notion of recovery, where the person is considered an independent entity responsible for his/her recovery process (Hickey et al , 2017; Slade et al , 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite this wide endorsement of the recovery concept, concerns have also been voiced regarding its applicability in culturally diverse mental health systems and individuals, as it is based mostly in scientific work conducted in western high income countries (Bayetti et al , 2017; Hickey et al , 2017; O’Hagan, 2004; Slade et al , 2012). Opponents highlight that it encompasses an individualistic notion of recovery, where the person is considered an independent entity responsible for his/her recovery process (Hickey et al , 2017; Slade et al , 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, in Asian cultures, the person is viewed as interdependent with other individuals and groups (Kitayama and Park, 2007). In Arabic cultures, family plays a central social and cultural role; therefore, family members are expected to be involved as equal partners to their relative’s recovery process (Hickey et al , 2017). In Indian and Arabic cultures, decisions related to the treatment plan of people with mental health issues, usually are taken by a family member or medical professionals who are seen as experts and whose decisions are not often questioned (Gopal and Henderson, 2015; Hickey et al , 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Cross-cultural conceptualization and implementation of recovery in mental health: a literature review

Sofouli

2020

MHSI

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Purpose This paper aims to review how the recovery concept among cultural and ethnic minorities has been conceptualized within extant literature. Drawing on the Connectedness; Hope and optimism about the future; Identity; Meaning in life; and Empowerment (CHIME) framework, this paper highlights the cultural adaptations of supported housing – a prominent recovery-oriented intervention – as it has been implemented in a multicultural western country and delineates the future implications for research, policy and practice in regard to mental health recovery interventions for cultural and ethnic minorities. Design/methodology/approach An online search was performed to identify recent empirical studies published in English in peer-reviewed journals. Findings The reviewed studies confirmed what Leamy et al. (2011) had initially reported: spirituality and support networks can act as enablers or inhibitors in the recovery process of mental health services users with diverse cultural backgrounds. The stigma surrounding mental illness is a key challenge that skews the recovery experience among minority groups. Other cultural-specific factors influencing recovery include linguistic peculiarities of the maternal language and gender. The cultural adaptation of a recovery-oriented intervention is not only feasible and effective but also challenging. Originality/value By studying the cultural variations of mental health recovery, the intention is to inform mental health practitioners and other key stakeholders of the distinct cultural components that influence the recovery process, thereby promoting the development of culturally sensitive, accessible and effective recovery-oriented interventions. It is worth noting that providing culturally appropriate mental health services could be viewed as a human right issue for minority groups.

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“…In a previous article, we reviewed several Western models of recovery (Andresen, Oades, & Caputi, 2003;Jacobson & Greenley, 2001;Repper & Perkins, 2003;Slade, 2009), contrasted these with the sociocultural context in Qatar, and contextually similar countries, and identified several areas where these models may be incongruent in an Arabic context (Hickey, Pryjmachuk, & Waterman, 2017). These areas included: 1) the importance of autonomy in Western recovery vs. the focus on community inherent in Islamic ethical principles; 2) the collaborative role of the physician in Western recovery-oriented mental health services vs. an expectation for psychiatrists in some Arabic countries to take on a more authoritative role; and 3) biomedical explanations of mental illness vs. a strong belief in the supernatural causation (e.g., black magic, evil spirits) of mental illness found in many Arabic countries.…”

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Reciprocity membership: A potential pathway towards recovery from mental illness in a Middle Eastern context

Hickey

Pryjmachuk

Waterman

2019

Transcult Psychiatry

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While recovery has become a popular framework for mental health services, there is limited understanding of its applicability outside of Western countries. In fact, recent studies in non-Anglophone populations suggest that recovery is contextually dependent and that the implementation of mainstream recovery models risks imposing inappropriate values. We used classic grounded theory to explore the main concerns of mental health service users in a Middle Eastern context and the strategies they use to resolve those concerns. The theory of ‘reciprocity membership’, a process involving ongoing mutual exchange with a group or community, was developed. Reciprocity membership becomes balanced when an individual is satisfied with their ‘contribution to’ the group, the ‘acknowledgement from’ other group members, the ‘expectations of’ the group, and their ‘alignment with’ the values of the group. Balance among these conditions is appraised by a sub-process called ‘valuing’, and developed or maintained by two further sub-processes called ‘positioning’ and ‘managing relationships’. Balanced reciprocity membership seems to be associated with recovery. This study is the first in-depth exploration of people's experience of mental illness in a Middle Eastern context; findings provide evidence for a novel potential pathway towards recovery.

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Exploring personal recovery in mental illness through an Arabic sociocultural lens

Cited by 8 publications

References 50 publications

Exploring recovery‐focused educational programmes for advancing mental health nursing: An integrative systematic literature review

Exploring recovery‐focused educational programmes for advancing mental health nursing: An integrative systematic literature review

Cross-cultural conceptualization and implementation of recovery in mental health: a literature review

Reciprocity membership: A potential pathway towards recovery from mental illness in a Middle Eastern context

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