"Simply to Be Let In": Inclusion as a Basis For Recovery

This article takes its inspiration from a poem by Borges, in which the author makes a plea to simply be "let in" without being wondered at or required to succeed. Based on the view that these issues have applied historically to people with mental illnesses-first during the period of the as...

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Published in:Psychiatric rehabilitation journal 2001, Vol.24 (4), p.375-388
Main Authors: Davidson, Larry, Stayner, David A, Nickou, Connie, Styron, Thomas H, Rowe, Michael, Chinman, Matthew L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Convalescence
Female
Friendship
Hope
Human
Humans
Mainstreaming
Mainstreaming (Education)
Mental Disorders
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - rehabilitation
Mental health
Middle Aged
Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Reciprocity
Recovery (Disorders)
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation, Vocational
Socialization
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Summary:This article takes its inspiration from a poem by Borges, in which the author makes a plea to simply be "let in" without being wondered at or required to succeed. Based on the view that these issues have applied historically to people with mental illnesses-first during the period of the asylum, and now more recently as a result of deinstitutionalization-this article argues for the adoption of a broad conceptual framework of inclusion that, based on a disability paradigm, neither alienates or requires people to succeed. First, the ways in which such a framework augments existing approaches to treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery are outlined. Next, the authors describe the three elements of friendship, reciprocity, and hopefulness as aspects of inclusion that may provide a foundation for efforts toward recovery, and illustrate each of these elements through the stories of participants in a supported socialization program. Implications for future research and policy are suggested based on these data.
ISSN:1095-158X
1559-3126
DOI:10.1037/h0095067