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Is it possible to recover from serious mental illnesses? If yes, then what is the way about that? This brief presentation talks about a way out of mental illness, and how collaborations can work
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Recovery from Mental Illness- Myth or reality?
Prateeksha SharmaRecovery Consultant in Mental IllnessDirector- Hamsadhwani Enterprises
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What is mental ‘illness’
• Deep distress that causes anguish, to the extent that, it brings a split of the consciousness of a person
• Making them dysfunctional and socially mal-adjusted
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What is Recovery from MI
• Regaining functionality in multiple domains
• Living a life like anyone else • Reclaiming social, financial, emotional,
familial, spiritual and individual roles• Living in an age-appropriate and socially
responsible manner
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Can people really recover?
• Many recover from even the most severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
• And more live reasonably well adjusted lives and cannot be easily identified
• With drug based interventions• Or with non drug based methods
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Why do we not get to hear more about ‘recovery’?
• Stigma • Analyzing the past - often painful
The fundamental difference
Between rehabilitation and recovery
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Rehab Vs. Recovery
Those who rehabilitate successfully
Take drug treatments and consult with their psychiatrists off and on
And sometimes also go to a counselor or psychologist/therapist
Those who recover successfully• Are not dependent on any
drugs to curb their moods, or other fluctuations
• Often have looked for and found alternatives
• Recover as a complex interplay of circumstances and efforts
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What/who is a recovery consultant
• Psychiatrist?• Psychologist/therapist/counselor?• Social worker?• Peer supporter?• Academic?• Artist?
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Possible Attributes of a Recovery Consultant
• Usually someone who has experienced mental illness of a serious nature
• Has known the effects of psychiatric medication over a long period of time
• Has successfully recovered from mental illness her/him-self, and understands the process from multiple positions
• Works in simplifying aspects of mental distress from many positions
Sometimes additionally (like me, bring)
Research perspectives
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Plus an interdisciplinary team
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That works in -
• Leadership training• School psychology• Skill building among children and adults• Music wellness• Family communications• Arts based interventions
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MAKING PEOPLE HAPPIER Our guiding principle
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HAMSADHWANI VOICESWE PREFER TO COLLABORATE, NOT COUNSEL
How we accomplish that
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Our philosophy
• Vision: Create newer collaborations within and between disciplines of knowledge for solving problems, primarily in health and education, toward diminishing human suffering.
• Motto: Power Through Knowledge
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Thank you
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