1. Transforming Towards Recovery
Mike Slade
Reader in Health Services Research
Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
12 November 2009

2. Clinical Recovery
Full symptom remission, full or part time work / education, independent living without supervision by informal carers, having friends with whom activities can be shared – sustained for a period of 2 years
Liberman RP, Kopelowicz A (2002)
Recovery from schizophrenia,
International Review of Psychiatry, 14,

3. Personal recovery
A deeply personal, unique process of changing one’s attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills and roles. It is a way of living a satisfying, hopeful and contributing life even with limitations caused by the illness.
Anthony WA (1993) Recovery from mental illness:
the guiding vision of the mental health service system in the 1990s,
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 16,

4. Section for Recovery Aims: 1. International quality recovery research
2. Organisational change consultancy & resources
3. Expertise in well-being & positive psychology
4. Co-ordinate Recovery Research Network
5. Establish collaborative links with best-in-field
6. Develop a high-quality web presence

5. Research programme
CEDAR Study
REFOCUS Study
PhD students

7. Sainsbury Centre for MH rethink.org/100ways

9. Recovery Research Network
126 members
Working groups
Spirituality
Recovery as a service user-owned approach
Consultation responses
Grant proposal development

11. Section for Recovery
researchintorecovery.com