Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to Assess Recovery Processes. Qualitative analysis of experience and identity
The present book is the outcome and summary of the author's most important papers related to her PhD research and it concerns Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA – a qualitative psychological research method) and the recovery approach. Firstly it describes the recovery approach, more speci...
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| description | The present book is the outcome and summary of the author's most important papers related to her PhD research and it concerns Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA – a qualitative psychological research method) and the recovery approach. Firstly it describes the recovery approach, more specifically, introduces what recovery approach is, and in what areas is it used. It also discusses the theoretical foundations and the research design of IPA. It concerns why it is beneficial to use IPA in research that assessing recovery stories. The second part of the book consists of four empirical studies related to the recovery approach. The first paper presents experiences of recovering helpers who are working in addiction field. The main concern of this paper was to assess the process of addicts become recovering helpers, and how they perceive their identity. It was published in International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction in 2015. The second paper reports the expereince of using synthetic cannabinoids (new psychoactive substance). The aim of this paper was to examine personal interpretations of experiences derived from the use of synthetic cannabinoids. It was published in Harm Reduction Journal in 2017. The third study investigates how the users of synthetic cannabinoids perceived themselves during the use of SCs and how their identity formation is affected by the use of the drug. It was published in International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction in 2017. The last study presents the recovery experience of people who are hearing voices. The study aimed to explore the lived experience of voice hearing, to examine how participants make sense of their voice hearing experience, to examine what does recovery mean in this context and to explore the role of voice hearing self-help group. This paper was pulished in International Journal of Social Psychiatry in 2017. The final part of the book discusses all of the study findings in general and presents their contribution to the field. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1762672026-05-05T06:16:08Z Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to Assess Recovery Processes. Qualitative analysis of experience and identity Kassai, Szilvia Addiction Recovery Identity Mental health problems Clinical psychology Klinikai pszichológia Addiction sciences Addikciótudományok Mental health Mentális egészség thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKM Clinical psychology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKZ Therapy and therapeutics::MKZR Addiction and therapy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology The present book is the outcome and summary of the author's most important papers related to her PhD research and it concerns Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA – a qualitative psychological research method) and the recovery approach. Firstly it describes the recovery approach, more specifically, introduces what recovery approach is, and in what areas is it used. It also discusses the theoretical foundations and the research design of IPA. It concerns why it is beneficial to use IPA in research that assessing recovery stories. The second part of the book consists of four empirical studies related to the recovery approach. The first paper presents experiences of recovering helpers who are working in addiction field. The main concern of this paper was to assess the process of addicts become recovering helpers, and how they perceive their identity. It was published in International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction in 2015. The second paper reports the expereince of using synthetic cannabinoids (new psychoactive substance). The aim of this paper was to examine personal interpretations of experiences derived from the use of synthetic cannabinoids. It was published in Harm Reduction Journal in 2017. The third study investigates how the users of synthetic cannabinoids perceived themselves during the use of SCs and how their identity formation is affected by the use of the drug. It was published in International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction in 2017. The last study presents the recovery experience of people who are hearing voices. The study aimed to explore the lived experience of voice hearing, to examine how participants make sense of their voice hearing experience, to examine what does recovery mean in this context and to explore the role of voice hearing self-help group. This paper was pulished in International Journal of Social Psychiatry in 2017. The final part of the book discusses all of the study findings in general and presents their contribution to the field. 2026-05-05T06:16:07Z 2026-05-05T06:16:07Z 2026-05-04T08:56:32Z 2020 book ONIX_20260429T161218_9789636463595_22 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/112883 9789636463595 9782343195537 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/176267 eng RendSzerTan open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/112883/1/9789636463595.pdf L'Harmattan Open Access L'Harmattan Open Access 10.56037/978-963-414-617-9 10.56037/978-963-414-617-9 abf06205-2c56-450a-94af-d4ef278eb8e4 9789636463595 9782343195537 L'Harmattan Open Access Budapest open access |
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| title | Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to Assess Recovery Processes. Qualitative analysis of experience and identity |
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| title_short | Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to Assess Recovery Processes. Qualitative analysis of experience and identity |
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| topic | Addiction Recovery Identity Mental health problems Clinical psychology Klinikai pszichológia Addiction sciences Addikciótudományok Mental health Mentális egészség thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKM Clinical psychology thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKZ Therapy and therapeutics::MKZR Addiction and therapy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology |
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