Recovery Reading List

This list was taken from The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health Workforce Development Section - December 2005.

This is a reading list prepared for postgraduate students. You are welcome to use it but please do let Peter Lindley know if you find any mistakes or come across any reading material that you think we ought to add to it. Peter Lindley - peter.lindley@scmh.org.uk

  1. Aggleton, Peter, et al. (2000) Young People and Mental Health Wiley
  2. Anderson, R., Oades, L., Caputi, P. (2003) ‘The Experience of Recovery from Schizophrenia: Toward an Empirically Validated Stage Model’ Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 37, 586-594
  3. Allott, P., et al (2002) in Lime, S.,McCubbin,M.,Dallgire,B.(Eds.) ‘Discovering Hope for Recovery from a British Perspective: A Review of a Selection of Recovery Literature, implications for practice and systems change.’ International innovations in Community Mental Health (Special Issue).Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health 21(3).
  4. Allott, P., (2003) Services run by Experts by Experience. Published as part of the e-conference ‘The importance of Values in Mental Health’ delivered in March, jointly by NIMHE, the Mental Health Foundation, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and the University of Warwick (www.connects.org.uk/conferences)
  5. Allott, P. (2004) What is Mental Health, Illness and Recovery? In Good Practice in Mental Health. Pritchard, J. & Ryan, T. (Eds.) London. Jessica Kingsley.
  6. Allott, P. (2005) Recovery? In Research and Development in Mental Health. Sallah, D. & Clarke, M. (Eds.) London. Elsevier.
  7. Allen, Ruth, et al. (1997) ‘Media Depictions of Mental Illness: An analysis of the use of dangerousness’. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 31: 375-381
  8. Alverson, M. and Becker, D. (1995). ‘An ethnographic study of coping strategies used by people with severe mental Illness participating in supported employment’, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 18(4), 115-128
  9. Anthony, William A. (1993) ‘Recovery from Mental Illness: The Guiding Vision of the Mental Health Service System in the 1990s’ Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, Volume 16, Number 4
  10. Anthony, William A. (2000) A Recovery Oriented Service System: setting some service level standards. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 24 (2) pp 159-168
  11. Barham, P. & Hayward, R. (1991) From Mental Patient to the Person. London. Routledge
  12. Barker, Phil, et al. (1999) From the Ashes of Experience: Reflections on madness, survival and growth. London. Whurr Publishers.
  13. Barnes, Marian, et al. (1999) Unequal partners: User groups and community care. Policy Press.
  14. Barnes, Mary. (1973) Two Accounts of a Journey Through Madness. London Penguin
  15. Barnes, M. and Wistow, G. (1994). ‘Learning to Hear Voices: Listening to users of mental health services’, Journal of Mental Health, 3, pp. 525-540.
  16. Bassett, T, Lindley, P., Barton, R., (2005) The Ten Essential Shared Capabilities: a learning pack for mental health.London. NHSU, the National Institute for Mental Health England and the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
  17. Bates, P. (ed). (2002) Working for Inclusion: Making social inclusion a reality for people with severe mental health problems. London: Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
  18. Boud, David, et al. (1985) Reflection: Turning experience into learning. London Kogan Page
  19. Bullock et al. (2000) Leadership Education: A programme to promote recovery in persons with psychiatric disabilities. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 24 (1) pp
  20. Campbell, Jean, et al. (1989) The Well-being Project: Mental health clients speak for themselves. California Department of Mental Health, Sacramento, CA.
  21. Campbell P. (1996) ‘What Users Want From Mental Health Crisis Services’ The Mental Health Review 1, 19-21
  22. Carling, Paul J. (1995) Return to Community: Building Support Systems for People with Psychiatric Disabilities. New York, Guilford Press
  23. Chamberlin, Judi, et al. ‘Self-Help Programs: A description of their characteristics and members’ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Volume 19, pp. 33-42.
  24. Chamberlin, Judi. (1990) ‘The Ex-Patients. Movement: Where We.ve Been and Where We.re Going.’ Journal of Mind and Behavior, Volume 11, Numbers 3 and 4.
  25. Chamberlin, Judi. (2005) A Working Definition of Empowerment. National Empowerment Center
  26. Chamberlin, Judi. (1978) On Our Own: Patient-Controlled Alternatives to the Mental Health System. New York, Hawthorn
  27. Charlton, James. (1998) Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability oppression and empowerment. University of California Press,.
  28. Chesler, Phyllis. (1972) Women and Madness. , New York, Four Walls Eight Windows
  29. Cloninger, C. Robert ( 2004) Feeling Good: the science of well-being Oxford University Press.
  30. Coleman, R. (1999) Recovery an Alien Concept Gloucester, Handsell publishing
  31. Copeland, Mary Ellen. (1997) Wellness Recovery Action Plan. Peach Press, USA
  32. Copeland, Mary Ellen (2005) Wellness Recovery Action Plan: Edited by Piers Allot Published by Sefton Recovery Group: ISBN 0-9549295-0-0 www.seftonrecoverygroup.org.uk
  33. Crowley, Kathleen. (2000)The Power of Procovery in Healing Mental Illness Kennedy Carlisle Publishing, USA,.
  34. Davidson, L & Strauss, J. (1992) ‘Sense of Self in Recovery from Severe Mental Illness’ British Journal of Medical Psychology 65, 131-45
  35. Deegan, P (1990) ‘Spirit Breaking: When the Helping Professionals Hurt’ The Humanistic Psychologist 18 (3) 301-313
  36. Deegan, P. (1996) ‘Recovery as a Journey of the Heart Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 19 (3) 91-97
  37. Deegan, P.E. (1997). ‘Recovery and empowerment for people with psychiatric disabilities,’ Social Work in Health Care’, 25 (3), pp. 11-24.
  38. Deegan, G. (2003) Discovering Recovery Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 26 (4) 368-376
  39. Deegan, P. (2003) Recovery as a Self-Directed Process of Healing and Transformation Sea Rose Productions 1-21
  40. Department of Health (2001). Making It Happen – a guide to delivering mental health promotion. London: DOH (Original publication supplied)
  41. Department of Health (2001) the Journey to Recovery: The Government’s vision for Menatl Health Care London DOH Publications
  42. Dimsdale, J. E., Klerman, G & Shershow, J. C. (1979) ‘Conflict in Treatment Goals Between Patients and Staff’ Social Psychiatry 14, 1-4
  43. Drury, V. Birchwood, M. Cochrane, R. Macmillan, F. (1996) Cognitive Therapy and Recovery From Acute Psychoses; Impact on Symptoms’ British Journal of Psychiatry 169, 593-601
  44. Evans, J. & Repper, J. (2000) ‘Employment, Social Inclusion and Mental Health’ Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health 7, 15-24
  45. Ewles, L. and Simnett (2003). Promoting Health. Baillière Tindall
  46. Fisher, D. B. (1999) ‘People Can Recover from Mental Illness’ National Empowerment Center, Inc (http://www.power2u.org/)
  47. Frese, F.J., Stanley, J., Kress, K. and Vogel-Scibilia, S. (2001). ‘Integrating Evidence-Based Practices and the Recovery Model’, Psychiatric Services, 52 (11), pp. 1462-1468.
  48. Green, L. L., Fullilove, M.T., & Fullilove, R.E. (1998) ‘The Nature of Spirituality in Recovery’ Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 15 (4) 325-331
  49. Grof, S., & Grof, C. (1989) Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis Penguin Putnam
  50. Jacobson, N. and Greenley, D. (2001). ‘What Is Recovery? A Conceptual Model and Explication, Psychiatric Services, 52, pp 482-485.
  51. Jabobson, N. (2004) In Recovery: the making of mental health policy.Vanderbilt University Press.
  52. McGorry, P. (1992) ‘The Concept of Recovery and Secondary Prevention in Psychotic Disorders’ Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 26, 3-17
  53. Kelly, M & Gamble, C. (2005) ‘Exploring the Concept of Recovery in Schizophrenia’ Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 12 (2) 245-251
  54. Mueser, K.T., Corrigan, P. et al (2002). ‘Illness Management and Recovery: A Review of the Research’, Psychiatric Services, 53 (10), pp. 1272-1284.
  55. National Schizophrenia Fellowship (2001) Recovery in NSF ‘Wild Geese’ A Report on 6 Months Consultancy on the Recovery Approach for NSF Green Gauge Consultancy, Powys
  56. National Institute of Mental Health (2003) Inspiring Hope: Recognising the Importance of Spirituality in a Whole Person Approach to Mental Health London Department of Health publication.
  57. The National Institute for Mental Health. (2004) The Ten Essential Shared Capabilities: a framework for the whole of the mental health services. London National Institute for Mental Health and the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.
  58. Nolan, P., and Crawford, P. (1997) ‘Towards a Rhetoric of Spirituality in Mental Health Care’ Journal of Advanced Nursing 26 (2) 289-294
  59. NIMHE Guiding Statement on Recovery; January 2005 www.nimhe.org.uk
  60. NIMHE Best Practices in Mental Health Recovery Poster.pdf www.nimhe.org.uk
  61. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2005) Action on Mental Health: A Guide to Promoting Social Inclusion. London. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
  62. Peyser, Howard (2001) What is recovery? A commentary.Psychiatric Services. 52 (4) p486-487
  63. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, (2004) Mental Health & Social Exclusion: A Social Exclusion Unit Report. London Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
  64. Rapp, C.A. (1998) The Strengths Model: Case Management With People Suffereing From Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Oxford University Press
  65. Read, J. & Baker, S. (1996) Not Just Sticks and Stones: A Survey of the Stigma, Taboos and Discrimination Experienced by People with Mental Health Problems MIND, Mental Health Charity
  66. Read, J (1996) ‘What Do We Want From Our Mental Health Services?’ in J. Read & J. Reynolds (Ed’s) Speaking our Minds Milton Keynes: Open University Press
  67. Rogers, A., Pilgrim, D. & Lacey, R. (1993) Experiencing Psychiatry; Users’ Views of Services Basingstoke; Macmillan
  68. Repper, J. (2000). ‘Adjusting the focus of mental health nursing: Incorporating service users’ experiences of recovery’, Journal of Mental Health, 9 (6), pp. 575-587.
  69. Rethink (2003). Self-Management: the experiences and views of self-management of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia Kingston upon Thames: Rethink
  70. Rogers, J. (1995) ‘Work is Key to Recovery’ Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal 18 (4) 5-11
  71. Romme M & Escher S. (1993). Accepting Voices. London: MIND
  72. Romme M & Escher S. (1989). Hearing voices. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 15, pp 209-216.
  73. Romme M. (1998). Understanding Voices: Coping with Auditory Hallucinations and Confusing Realities Runcorn, Cheshire: Handsell Publishing.
  74. Sabin, James and Daniles, Norman (2003) Strenghtening the Consumer Voice in Managed Care: V11 The Georgia Peer Specialist Programme. Psychiatric Services. 54 (4) pp 497-498
  75. Sayce L., (2001) ‘Social Inclusion and Mental Health’ Psychiatric Bulletin 25, 21-123
  76. Scottish Executive, Edinburgh ‘National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Well Being (2003/04) This Working Life: Addressing Working Life and Mental Health in Scotland’ Well
  77. Smith, T. & Birchwood, M. (1990) ‘Relatives and Patients as Partners in the Management of Schizophrenia’ British Journal of Psychiatry 156, 654-600
  78. Thompson, N. (1996) ‘People Skills A Guide to Effective Practice in the Human Services Macmillan
  79. Townsend, W. and Glasser, N. (2003). ‘Recovery: the heart and soul of treatment,’ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 27 (1), pp. 83-86.
  80. Tsai, A. (2002) ‘The Story of My Recovery’ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 25, (3) 245-255
  81. Turner D. (2002) Mapping the Routes to Recovery Mental Health Today 29-31
  82. Turner-Crowson, J. and Wallcraft, J. (2002) ‘The Recovery Vision for Mental Health Services and Research: A British Perspective’ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 25, (3) 245-255
  83. William, A. (1993) ‘Recovery from Mental Illness: The guiding Vision of the Mental Health Service System in the 1990’s’ Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal 16, (4) 11-24
  84. Young S.L. & Ensing D.S. (1999) Exploring Recovery from the Perspective of People with Psychiatric Disabilities Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal Vol 22 No. 3 p 219-231

Winners of MIND Book of the Year: 1982 - 2005
1982 Macleod, Sheila (1988) The Art of Starvation Schocken Books
1983 Crossley, R. and McDonald, A. (1982) Annie's Coming Out London Penguin Books Ltd
1984 Rowe, D. (2003) Depression: the way out of your prison Brunner Routledge
1985 Adamson, E. (1984) Art as Healing Boston Sigo Press
1986 Peckham, A.(1985) A Woman in Custody Fontana
1987 Knight, L. (1987) Talking to a Stranger: a Consumer’s Guide to Therapy Fontana
1988 Hastings, M (1987) The Minotaur Hunt Harvester P
1989 Bernlef, J. (1989) Out of Mind Faber and Faber
1991 Galloway, J (1991) The Trick is to Keep Breathing Minerva
1992 Leigh, B (1991) The Catch of Hands Virago Press
1993 Laing, J (1989) Fifty Years in the System Mainstream Publishing
1994 Ignatieff, M. (1994) Scar Tissue Vintage
1995 Keith, L. Ed. (1994) Mustn't Grumble The Women’s Press Ltd
1996 Hart, L. (1997) Phone at Nine just to Say You're Alive Pan
1997 Sapphire (1998) Push: the Life of Precious Jones Vintage
1998 Diski J. (1997) Skating to Antarctica Granta Books
1999 Grant L. (1999) Remind me who I am, again Granta Books
2000 Kutchins, H. and Kirk, S. (2003) Making us Crazy Free Press
2001 Rankin, K. (2000) Growing up Severely Autistic – They Call Me Gabriel Jessica Kingsley Publishers
2002 Solomon A. (2002) The Noonday Demon: an Atlas of Depression Scribner Book Company
2003 Terkel, S. (2003) Will the circle be unbroken? Reflections on death and dignity Granta Books
2004 Mantel, H. (2004) Giving up the Ghost Perennial
2005 Busby, S (2005) The Cruel Mother London Short Books