TY - JOUR
T1 - Revisiting medication
T2 - listening to lived experiences from persons in mental health recovery without ongoing medication use
AU - Lee, Mo Yee
AU - Eads, Ray
AU - Yates, Nancy
AU - Liu, Chang
AU - Wang, Xiafei
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the College of Social Work, The Ohio State University [Research Enhancement Grant].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2020/5/3
Y1 - 2020/5/3
N2 - This qualitative study used a grounded theory approach to explore the lived experience of psychotropic medication use in the recovery process of 18 participants who had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression but who were successful in recovery without ongoing medication use. Participants’ narratives depicted a continuum of medication experiences in their recovery process centered on three key recovery factors identified by participants: basic functioning, deeper healing, and hope for recovery. For each recovery factor, participants’ experiences ranged from perceiving medication as promoting recovery to perceiving medication as impeding their recovery, with mixed experiences in between. Findings suggested that the role of medication in recovery is multifaceted and individualized. Mental health providers should avoid a one-size-fits-all philosophy on medication for major mental health conditions, and should be responsive to individual situations and needs.
AB - This qualitative study used a grounded theory approach to explore the lived experience of psychotropic medication use in the recovery process of 18 participants who had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression but who were successful in recovery without ongoing medication use. Participants’ narratives depicted a continuum of medication experiences in their recovery process centered on three key recovery factors identified by participants: basic functioning, deeper healing, and hope for recovery. For each recovery factor, participants’ experiences ranged from perceiving medication as promoting recovery to perceiving medication as impeding their recovery, with mixed experiences in between. Findings suggested that the role of medication in recovery is multifaceted and individualized. Mental health providers should avoid a one-size-fits-all philosophy on medication for major mental health conditions, and should be responsive to individual situations and needs.
KW - Psychotropic medication use
KW - recovery
KW - serious mental health conditions
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U2 - 10.1080/15332985.2020.1742849
DO - 10.1080/15332985.2020.1742849
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85083389071
SN - 1533-2985
VL - 18
SP - 285
EP - 301
JO - Social Work in Mental Health
JF - Social Work in Mental Health
IS - 3
ER -