title: Early psychosis, activity performance and social participation: a conceptual model to guide rehabilitation and recovery.
abstract: In this paper we present a conceptual model focusing on activity performance and social participation of individuals in the period prior to their first acute episodes of psychosis. The model was developed using the constructivist grounded theory method. Data from interviews and documents was collected from 25 primary participants. Interviews were also conducted with 15 members of the participants' support networks and six experts in the field of early psychosis and rehabilitation. The model illustrates how the core constructs of activity performance and social participation are set against the natural context and influenced by shifts in three determinants: faltering personal capacities, negotiating for success and risk factors. The model suggests rehabilitation and recovery practices in early intervention work.
authors.affiliation: The Cleghorn (Early Intervention in Psychosis) Program, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. woodside@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Harriet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Woodside
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krupa
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pocock
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004522:Educational Status; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D011340:Problem Solving; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D012951:Socialization