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A constructivist grounded theory study on mental health recovery from a lived experience perspective in Singapore
Kuek, Jonathan Han Loong Raeburn, Toby Chow, Melissa Yan Zhi Wand, Timothy
Kuek, Jonathan Han Loong
Raeburn, Toby
Chow, Melissa Yan Zhi
Wand, Timothy
Abstract
More contemporary personal recovery conceptualisation of mental health recovery emphasize the need to consider the perspectives of people who experience mental ill-health. Most lived experience research has been done in Western cultures with relatively few studies in Asian ones, creating a gap that needs to be addressed due to differences in cultural worldviews. This study explores the notion of recovery from the lens of people experiencing mental health challenges in Singapore. We adopted a constructivist grounded theory perspective to evaluate qualitative data from 21 participants. The core category which best represented what recovery meant was “reconciling and living with experiences of mental ill-health”. Our findings suggest that a variety of societal aspects greatly influence perceptions of mental health recovery in Singapore, as participants often shared their desire to live a meaningful life within society but could only do so if they found a way to manage their symptoms more effectively.
Keywords
recovery, mental illness, mental disorder, Singapore, Asia
Date
2024
Type
Journal article
Journal
Book
Volume
60
Issue
2
Page Range
394-402
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Relation URI
Event URL
Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open
Notes
© The Author(s) 2023
This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License