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The myth of recovery from mental illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David Whitwell
David Whitwell*
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Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB Whitwell
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Recovery from mental illness is a fairly straightforward concept to members of the general public: “am I going to recover”, “what are the chances of recovery”, or “is our son/daughter ever likely to recover”? These are the sorts of questions that doctors and psychiatrists get asked every day.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 10: The Journal of Trends in Psychiatric Practice , October 1999 , pp. 621 - 622
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Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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