News Report | July 5, 2020
Consumers With Psychological Distress Reported Low Levels Of Personal Recovery After Receiving Mental Health Treatment
Consumers with clinically significant psychological distress who used mental health services over the past 12 months reported achieving lower levels of personal recovery than a comparison group who did not receive treatment. However, those who completed treatment reported higher levels of personal recovery than those who did not complete treatment. Personal recovery encompassed four domains: the person’s perceptions of hope, empowerment, connectedness, and stigma. People with higher levels of psychological distress reported lower recovery scores. Differences according to provider organization type and adequacy of care could have been due to chance.
Significant psychological distress was defined as a score . . .