How can medication be used

in support of Recovery?

The views and experiences of people taking medication,
carers and workers

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Recovery Devon is proud to publish this report by Elina Baker, Louise Bovingdon, Tina Campbell, Jason Fee, Elaine Hewis, Danny Lewis, Lesley Mahoney & Glenn Roberts. It is the result of a partnership between people in recovery, mental health workers and carers.

In order to inform good practice guidance, they sought the views and experiences of people taking medication, carers and mental health workers on the relationship between medication and Recovery.

People with lived experience described how medication could both support and interfere with personal recovery and identified the importance of being able to make informed choices. Crisis plans were felt to support this. Some workers raised concerns about the conflict between respecting choice and maintaining safety.

The report concludes:
“A change in practice is needed to be consistent with Recovery values. This could include more individualised approaches and engaging people in shared decision making. The implementation of good practice guidance will need to engage with workers. concerns about managing risk.”