Effectiveness of recovery programs

Several explorative studies on what helps recovery processes have shown the importance of self-determination, self-help and mutual support, the creation of new roles based on positive labelling of psychiatric experiences and developing personalized meaning to experiences of distress instead of complying to „the doctor's view“. Yet, until now these factors have not been studied on their effect. The symposium presents the results of three randomized trials of recovery programs: (1) a comprehensive user-run recovery program, (2) a 3-months user-run recovery course, and (3) a training program promoting recovery orie…