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Exploring individuals' experiences of hope in mental health recovery: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
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2022-04-11
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Murphy, Joan
Mulcahy, Helen
O'Mahony, James
Bradley, Stephen
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Introduction: Mental health services have embraced the philosophy and practice of recovery. Research has confirmed hope as a micro-process of recovery. The lived experience of hope has received scant attention. This is required to improve understanding and optimise its therapeutic potential. Aim: To explore how individuals describe and make sense of their experience of hope in mental health recovery. Method: A qualitative Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach was used. The sample was accessed via email networks. Data were generated through semi-structured interviews and analysed using an IPA framework. Results: Three superordinate themes emerged: “Without it we would wither up and die” - Hope as intrinsic to life; “I will be ok” - Having a sense of possibility and “Making it happen” - Moving forward. Individuals referenced hope by its absence when attempts were made to end life, and as present but hidden in tortuous circumstances. Discussion: individuals were more familiar with the concept of hopelessness, had a ready-to-hand vocabulary of “having no hope” and used this by default to inform what hope meant. Implications for Practice: It is important that all stakeholders appreciate the context specific interpretation of hope and cultivate dialogue and understanding to harness its therapeutic potential.
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Mental health , Hope , Recovery
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Murphy, J., Mulcahy, H., O’Mahony, J. and Bradley, S. (2022) ‘Exploring individuals’ experiences of hope in mental health recovery: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis’, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, doi: 10.1111/jpm.12833
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Murphy, J., Mulcahy, H., Mahony, J.O. and Bradley, S. (2022), Exploring individuals’ experiences of hope in mental health recovery: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12833. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.