Experiences of Recovery in EPAPSY’s Community Residential Facilities and the Five CHIME Concepts: A Qualitative Inquiry
In the context of the reform of psychiatric services in Greece, the debate about the concept of recovery is still growing. Recovery is defined as a path through which individuals facing mental health challenges are enabled to regain and further develop significant relationships with family, friends,...
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| author | Antigoni Apostolopoulou Stelios Stylianidis Philia Issari Panagiotis Chondros Amalia Alexiadou Pepy Belekou Charalambos Giannou Eleni K. Karali Vana Foi Fotini Tzaferou |
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| description | In the context of the reform of psychiatric services in Greece, the debate about the concept of recovery is still growing. Recovery is defined as a path through which individuals facing mental health challenges are enabled to regain and further develop significant relationships with family, friends, the community, and themselves and at the same time to cope with the detrimental effects of stigma through empowerment. The present qualitative study aims to explore the experiences of people living in EPAPSY’s (Association for Regional Development and Mental Health) community residential facilities focusing mainly upon the key concepts of the CHIME (connectivity, hope, identity, meaning, and empowerment) conceptual framework of recovery. To this end, semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants living and receiving mental health care in a residential facility of EPAPSY. The participants’ accounts were analyzed using thematic analysis in a deductive and inductive manner. The research findings highlighted, among others, the challenges the participants faced during their early years in family and school, the experience of the revolving door effect, and the perceived turn their life took when they were transferred to a community residential facility, thus opening a new chapter in their lives. Of the five CHIME concepts, all are present in the participants’ accounts, with emphasis given to a meaningful present, a need to feel “normal” again, and a positive outlook for the future, both for themselves and their relationships, despite the persistence of certain difficulties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d64c2be97dd9441a8e362882762b15842022-12-21T19:09:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402020-02-011110.3389/fpsyt.2020.00024484927Experiences of Recovery in EPAPSY’s Community Residential Facilities and the Five CHIME Concepts: A Qualitative InquiryAntigoni Apostolopoulou0Stelios Stylianidis1Philia Issari2Panagiotis Chondros3Amalia Alexiadou4Pepy Belekou5Charalambos Giannou6Eleni K. Karali7Vana Foi8Fotini Tzaferou9Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Psychology, Panteion University for Social and Political Sciences, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceAssociation for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY), Athens, GreeceAssociation for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY), Athens, GreeceAssociation for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY), Athens, GreeceAssociation for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY), Athens, GreeceAssociation for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY), Athens, GreeceAssociation for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY), Athens, GreeceAssociation for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY), Athens, GreeceIn the context of the reform of psychiatric services in Greece, the debate about the concept of recovery is still growing. Recovery is defined as a path through which individuals facing mental health challenges are enabled to regain and further develop significant relationships with family, friends, the community, and themselves and at the same time to cope with the detrimental effects of stigma through empowerment. The present qualitative study aims to explore the experiences of people living in EPAPSY’s (Association for Regional Development and Mental Health) community residential facilities focusing mainly upon the key concepts of the CHIME (connectivity, hope, identity, meaning, and empowerment) conceptual framework of recovery. To this end, semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants living and receiving mental health care in a residential facility of EPAPSY. The participants’ accounts were analyzed using thematic analysis in a deductive and inductive manner. The research findings highlighted, among others, the challenges the participants faced during their early years in family and school, the experience of the revolving door effect, and the perceived turn their life took when they were transferred to a community residential facility, thus opening a new chapter in their lives. Of the five CHIME concepts, all are present in the participants’ accounts, with emphasis given to a meaningful present, a need to feel “normal” again, and a positive outlook for the future, both for themselves and their relationships, despite the persistence of certain difficulties.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00024/fullrecoveryCHIME modelcommunity residential carequalitative inquirythematic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Antigoni Apostolopoulou Stelios Stylianidis Philia Issari Panagiotis Chondros Amalia Alexiadou Pepy Belekou Charalambos Giannou Eleni K. Karali Vana Foi Fotini Tzaferou Experiences of Recovery in EPAPSY’s Community Residential Facilities and the Five CHIME Concepts: A Qualitative Inquiry Frontiers in Psychiatry recovery CHIME model community residential care qualitative inquiry thematic analysis |
| title | Experiences of Recovery in EPAPSY’s Community Residential Facilities and the Five CHIME Concepts: A Qualitative Inquiry |
| title_full | Experiences of Recovery in EPAPSY’s Community Residential Facilities and the Five CHIME Concepts: A Qualitative Inquiry |
| title_fullStr | Experiences of Recovery in EPAPSY’s Community Residential Facilities and the Five CHIME Concepts: A Qualitative Inquiry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of Recovery in EPAPSY’s Community Residential Facilities and the Five CHIME Concepts: A Qualitative Inquiry |
| title_short | Experiences of Recovery in EPAPSY’s Community Residential Facilities and the Five CHIME Concepts: A Qualitative Inquiry |
| title_sort | experiences of recovery in epapsy s community residential facilities and the five chime concepts a qualitative inquiry |
| topic | recovery CHIME model community residential care qualitative inquiry thematic analysis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00024/full |
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