title: Recovery at your own PACE (Personal Assistance in Community existence).
abstract: 1. People can recover fully from even the most severe forms of mental illness. 2. The Empowerment Model of Recovery describes the dynamics of recovery and prevention of mental illness. 3. PACE (personal assistance in community existence) is the application of the recovery principles.
authors.affiliation: National Empowerment Center, 599 Canal Street, Lawrence, MA 01840, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ahern
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012944:Social Support