title: Recovery as discovery.
abstract: This first person account describes recovery as discovery of new meanings and opportunities in life. It travels through a journey from illness to wellness, from darkness and despair to light and hope, from futility to fruitfulness, as well as, from a state of death and loss to new life.
authors.affiliation: West Metro Assertive Community Treatment Team, Canadian Mental Health Association-Toronto Branch, 700 Lawrence Avenue West, Suite 480, Toronto, Ontario M6A 3B4, Canada. pscotti@cmha-toronto.net.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001325:Autobiographies as Topic; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011287:Prejudice; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012803:Sick Role; D012944:Social Support; D013850:Thinking