TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - What does recovery mean to a forensic mental health patient? A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the qualitative literature
JO  - Journal of forensic psychiatry and psychology
A1  - Clarke, C.
A1  - Lumbard, D.
A1  - Sambrook, S.
A1  - Kerr, K.
SP  - 38
EP  - 54
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1478-9949
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2015.1102311
ID  - ref1
ER  -