The Current Trend in Mental Health Services in the West: Evolution and Debate over Recovery Model

TONG Min

Jun. 2021

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TONG Min. The Current Trend in Mental Health Services in the West: Evolution and Debate over Recovery Model[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2008, 24(3): 1-6.

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TONG Min. The Current Trend in Mental Health Services in the West: Evolution and Debate over Recovery Model[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2008, 24(3): 1-6.

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The Current Trend in Mental Health Services in the West: Evolution and Debate over Recovery Model

TONG Min

Sociology Department Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

Received Date: 2008-07-10
Available Online: 2021-06-28

Abstract

Abstract

The recovery model in mental health services emerged in 1990s, and gradually become predominant in the West. It puts much weigh on the importance of client-oriented services with mental patients as whole persons. Although recovery model has developed over more than 20 years, it still remains unknown in Mainland China. This article is intended to address issues concerning evolution and debates over recovery model in hope of articulating the current trend in mental health services in the West.
- mental health,
- recovery,
- recovery model