Values as determinant of meaning among patients with psychiatric disorders in the perspective of recovery.
Recovery is a personal process of growth that involves hope, self-identity, meaning in life and responsibility. Determinants of meaning have not been explored among populations of patients with persistent psychiatric conditions. However, an evidence-based approach aiming at assessing such determinants should provide some insight into the psychotherapeutic aspects of recovery. We tested a model hypothesizing that some symptoms and social parameters of patients are related to values, and secondarily to meaning in life, and in turn that meaning is associated with various parameters, such as depressiveness and self-esteem. We assessed 176 patients with schizophrenia, anorexia, borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder. Overall, our hypotheses proved correct: firstly, characteristics such as depression, hopelessness, self-esteem and the number of relationships influenced values; secondly, the presence and an enactment of values were associated with meaning, and thirdly, meaning was associated with some symptoms and social characteristics. This model was confirmed in the four psychiatric populations under study. These results support the relevance of addressing values and meaning in the recovery-oriented care of patients with persistent psychiatric disorders, in addition to other psychosocial interventions which are more systematically considered in this area.
Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.|Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Philippe
P
Huguelet
Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Post-Acute Care, CHRU Montpellier, France.|Inserm, U1061, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France.|Fondamental Foundation, Foundation of Scientific Cooperation, France.
Sébastien
S
Guillaume
Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sonia
S
Vidal
Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sylvia
S
Mohr
Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Post-Acute Care, CHRU Montpellier, France.|Inserm, U1061, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France.|Fondamental Foundation, Foundation of Scientific Cooperation, France.
Philippe
P
Courtet
Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Post-Acute Care, CHRU Montpellier, France.
Lucile
L
Villain
Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Post-Acute Care, CHRU Montpellier, France.
Chloé
C
Girod
Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Roland
R
Hasler
Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Paco
P
Prada
Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Post-Acute Care, CHRU Montpellier, France.|Inserm, U1061, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Emilie
E
Olié
Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.|Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Nader
N
Perroud
D000328:Adult; D000855:Anorexia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012649:Self Concept