The central role of self-agency in clinical recovery from first episode psychosis
Bjornestad J, Bronnick K, Davidson L, Hegelstad W, Joa I, Kandal O, Larsen T, Langeveld J, Veseth M, Melle I, Johannessen J. The central role of self-agency in clinical recovery from first episode psychosis. Psychosis 2016, 9: 140-148. DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2016.1198828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-episode psychosisClinical recoveryEpisode psychosisConsiderable side effectsMechanisms of recoveryService usersAntipsychotic medicationSide effectsNegative symptomsPsychosisGentle pressureInterpretative phenomenological frameworkStudy sampleThematic analytic approachSignificant proportionGreat benefitMedicationsEnvironmental supportRecoverySymptoms