Evaluation implementation of Illness Management and Recovery (IMR): results of a pilot study

Background/Objectives: Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) is a standardised curriculum -based psychosocial program designed to provide persons with severe mental illness with information and skills necessary for effectively managing their illness and working toward achieving personal recovery goals. IMR is an evidence based practice in the USA. IMR has been adopted and implemented in several countries. In Bavo-Europoort, Rotterdam, implementation of IMR started in 2009. We conducted a pilot-study to evaluate the quality of the implementation of IMR in a group format. This pilot study evaluated the process of…