No evidence that implicit identification with mental illness predicts recovery

CONCLUSIONS: The current research suggests that implicit identification with mental illness can be considered a marker of ongoing recovery, but is not predictive of subsequent recovery. Hence, these data suggest that implicit identification with mental illness is unlikely to play an independent role in the recovery process.PRACTITIONER POINTS: Research regarding the mental health consequences of implicit identification focuses on symptomatology. Recovery is more than a reduction in symptoms, however, and thus, a broader conceptualization of recovery was examined. Implicit identification with being mentally unwell was associated with poorer recovery broadly operationalized, but did not predict subsequent recovery.PMID:34096627 | DOI:10.1111/bjc.12312

Source: The British Journal of Clinical Psychology - June 7, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Courtney von Hippel Loren Brener Grenville Rose Kathleen Kjelsaas William von Hippel Source Type: research