Recovery-based approaches to mental health (from November 2024-May 2025)

In recent years, the model of mental health care has changed from a rehabilitative/medical model, with the focus on the professional, to a recovery model, where the main focus is the person struggling with mental distress. The recovery model has been defined as ‘a way of living a satisfying life, full of hope and contribution, even within the limitations caused by the disease’. In this context, person‐centred care became the focus of the intervention. However, there are some problems associated with the application of this model, including that some feel it oversimplifies the issues connected to mental distress, and that there is a lack of a shared definition and understanding of the model, which makes evaluation difficult. IMPACT has selected this topic as an important issue to consider in order to improve the life of people with mental health distress and their carers.