Identity-based interventions in people with a severe mental illness: A scoping review

Linnenkemper, Leonie Chiara (2022) Identity-based interventions in people with a severe mental illness: A scoping review. Master thesis, Psychology.

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Abstract

While many people suffer from the consequences of living with a severe mental illness, little focus is set on enhancing the patients’ sense of self within their treatment programs. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate what interventions are available that target the self-identity of people with a severe mental illness. Inclusion criteria were that identity was a pre-specified aim and that the studies were peer-reviewed and addressed our target group. The target group are individuals that suffer from a severe mental illness (SMI), within this context, it has been agreed on focusing on Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, and psychotic depression. The databases PsycInfo, Medline, the Web of Science, AcademicSearch, CINAHL, and Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection were scanned for three broad categories. Namely, (a) any words related to ‘self-identity’; (b) terms related to ‘SMI’; and (c) words related to ‘intervention’. Of 4154 studies that were retrieved, (N=12) were agreed on including, because those were relevant and met all inclusion criteria. Next to being interested in what intervention approaches the studies address, there was also attention paid towards if and how the studies considered social aspects within the studies. Retrieved findings provide inside into the necessity of incorporating interventions that target self-identity into common treatment programs. Generally, patients have been reporting positive feedback about the different intervention approaches of the studies presented in this thesis. We also discuss the essential impact social influences have on facilitating personal recovery of people diagnosed with an SMI. Keywords: scoping review; self-concept; severe mental illness; treatments

Item Type:	Thesis (Master)
Supervisor name:	Kronemeijer, U.E.
Degree programme:	Psychology
Differentiation route:	Clinical Neuropsychology (CN) [Master Psychology]
Date Deposited:	10 Aug 2022 09:02
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2022 09:02
URI:	http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1263

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