A comparison of formal and informal help in the context of mental health recovery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People in recovery from anxiety, depressive or bipolar disorders can receive both formal (from practitioners) and informal help (from family and friends). These two types of helping relationships have often been studied separately as either therapeutic relationships or social support. Yet, the mechanisms of these two forms of help have not been empirically compared in the context of mental health recovery.

Aims

The purpose of this study is to compare the mechanisms of informal help and formal help in recovery by combining the perspectives of individuals in recovery, their informal helper and their practitioner.

Method

Individual interviews were conducted with 15 triads (N = 45 participants) comprising a person in recovery, their most significant info

SUBMITTER: Lauzier-Jobin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9014766 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature