title: "Simply to be let in": inclusion as a basis for recovery.
abstract: This article takes its inspiration from a poem by Borges, in which the author makes a plea to simply be "let in" without being wondered at or required to succeed. Based on the view that these issues have applied historically to people with mental illnesses--first during the period of the asylum, and now more recently as a result of deinstitutionalization--this article argues for the adoption of a broad conceptual framework of inclusion that, based on a disability paradigm, neither alienates or requires people to succeed. First, the ways in which such a framework augments existing approaches to treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery are outlined. Next, the authors describe the three elements of friendship, reciprocity, and hopefulness as aspects of inclusion that may provide a foundation for efforts toward recovery, and illustrate each of these elements through the stories of participants in a supported socialization program. Implications for future research and policy are suggested based on these data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Larry.Davidson@Yale.edu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stayner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nickou
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Styron
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chinman
mesh_terms: D003289:Convalescence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational