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Meaningful work in supportive environments: experiences with the recovery process.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This ethnographic study examined what makes work meaningful for persons with persistent mental illness and how this meaningfulness relates to their recovery. METHOD: Twelve persons between 32 and 58 years of age who had been involved an average of 19 years with a formal mental health system participated in in-depth interviews and a focus group. Thematic analysis and case studies were understood in the context of the investigator's 15 …

Authors

Strong S

Journal

American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 31–38

Publisher

AOTA Press

Publication Date

January 1, 1998

DOI

10.5014/ajot.52.1.31

ISSN

0272-9490