@article{ref1,
title="What does recovery mean to a forensic mental health patient? A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the qualitative literature",
journal="Journal of forensic psychiatry and psychology",
year="2016",
author="Clarke, C. and Lumbard, D. and Sambrook, S. and Kerr, K.",
volume="27",
number="1",
pages="38-54",
abstract="This is a systematic review and narrative synthesis of qualitative literature for forensic mental health patients' perceptions of recovery. Relevant databases were searched and a total of 11 studies that fit the inclusion criteria were identified. Thematic Synthesis was applied to synthesise the collated themes into six superordinate themes: connectedness, sense of self, coming to terms with the past, freedom, hope and health and intervention. Two superordinate themes were particularly prevalent: connectedness and a sense of self. It is argued that a focus on increasing opportunities for forensic mental health patients to develop a sense of self and connectedness could help improve recovery. Future recommendations to expand on these findings include using grounded theory methods to develop theoretical understanding of the data.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1478-9949",
doi="10.1080/14789949.2015.1102311",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2015.1102311"
}