Recovery: An Ongoing Process, Not a Destination

• By: Barry B. Perlman, MD
• January 12th, 2024
• collaboration, individualized treatment, mental health services, perseverance, prognosis, recovery, serious and persistent mental illness, support
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At its core, the idea of “Recovery” expresses an amalgam of aspiration and hope. From practice, I learned that each patient has highly individual ideas of recovery. Examples: A man was pleased when a change from a traditional antipsychotic to clozapine, a more potent medication, meant a...