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The
Maori Mental Health Model focuses on balance between the body, person,
whanau (extended family), and the environment and ecologies within which
they exist. This model of mental health is consistent with the recovery
models today. For more about this model read the Kai Mauri Tau book review
under the
International Recovery Section. There is
also a link to the actual book for you to learn more about the model and
strategies for recovery.
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The
Medical Model of Recovery: Serious mental illness once it is diagnosed
usually requires medication to clear up the symptoms and often to remain
symptom free (the Medical definition of recovery). Whether or not a person
will recover is dependent upon the diagnosis, how long he/she has had the
illness, and how severe the symptoms of the illness are.
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The
Rehabilitative Model of Recovery: Once the person has been diagnosed
with a mental illness he/she will always have the mental illness but with
medication, skills training, and psychological and social support; the
person can live a life similar to what it would have been without the
illness.
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Empowerment Model of Recovery: There is no such thing as mental illness
due to genetic or brain abnormalities but stresses in the environment
unbalance the individual. This lack of balance during development is what
causes behaviors that have been identified as “mental illness”. Recovery
services are not needed what is needed is the rebalance of the individual by
peer support, holistic health, and voluntarily connecting with people who
believe in the person’s ability to recover.
More information on the Medical, Rehabilitative, and
Recovery Models can be found in Colleen Fitzpatrick’s article “A New Word in
Serious Mental Illness: Recovery” which was published in Behavioral Healthcare
Tomorrow 2002.
To read the entire article go to:
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/about/publicity/2002-8BHTRecovery-Fitzpatrick.pdf
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