Recovery from psychosis: a mental health inpatient perspective (1)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Recovery from psychosis: a mental health inpatient perspective
IRAS ID
216011
Contact name
Laura Emrich
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Essex
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
The aim of this research is to conceptualise recovery from psychosis through mental health inpatients descriptions of their recovery experiences. Recovery from mental illness means different things to different people. Existing literature on recovery from psychosis focuses on community and forensic inpatient populations and not specifically mental health inpatient populations. This population can be thought of as being at a different stage of their recovery journey compared with a community population and may provide a unique conceptualisation of recovery.
Service user led research has developed within this area, ensuring the relevance of the research. Pitt, Kilbride, Nothard, Welford and Morrison (2007) concluded from their service user led research that recovery from psychosis is a complex process involving rebuilding life and the self whilst maintaining hope for a better future.
A semi-structured interview schedule will be administered to a maximum of 12 participants currently residing on NHS mental health inpatient units. The recovery interview will last 45-60 minutes and there will be a 10 minute debrief at the end. Interviews will be analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). IPA is a qualitative method which aims to identify themes into how a given person in a given context makes sense of their experience. The themes identified will be fed back to participants to ensure relevant themes are being identified. Participants will be contacted once the research has been written up to offer the opportunity for a face to face feedback meeting or to be provided with written information about the outcome.
Research findings will be fed back to the local NHS trusts in order for them to think about modifying staff training on inpatient wards and supporting inpatient services to become more recovery focused as a result of the findings.
This research is being conducted as part of a doctoral thesis in clinical psychology.
REC name
East of England - Essex Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/EE/0113
Date of REC Opinion
18 Apr 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion