What do we learn from users and carers to provide a recovery-oriented mental health care? The Italian Study on Recovery (S.I.R.) – phase 2

Background/Objectives: Recovery from severe mental illness is related to the idea of developing potentials and regaining a valid social role even with limitations caused by illness. A whole understanding of this subjective and dynamic process is still difficult. A systematic approach to evaluate recovery in people referring to mental health services is then needed in order to test out the efficacy and real utility of currently used practices and interventions. Methods: The Italian Study on Recovery (S.I.R.) is a multicentre research that involved 14 mental health services from various parts of Italy in the years…