Citation

Clarke C, Lumbard D, Sambrook S, Kerr K. J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol. 2016; 27(1): 38-54.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/14789949.2015.1102311

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This is a systematic review and narrative synthesis of qualitative literature for forensic mental health patients' perceptions of recovery. Relevant databases were searched and a total of 11 studies that fit the inclusion criteria were identified. Thematic Synthesis was applied to synthesise the collated themes into six superordinate themes: connectedness, sense of self, coming to terms with the past, freedom, hope and health and intervention. Two superordinate themes were particularly prevalent: connectedness and a sense of self. It is argued that a focus on increasing opportunities for forensic mental health patients to develop a sense of self and connectedness could help improve recovery. Future recommendations to expand on these findings include using grounded theory methods to develop theoretical understanding of the data.

Language: en