Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to Assess Recovery Processes : Qualitative analysis of experience and identity

Kassai, Szilvia (2020) Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to Assess Recovery Processes : Qualitative analysis of experience and identity. RendSzerTan (19). L'Harmattan Kiadó; ELTE Pedagógiai és Pszichológiai Kar, Budapest. ISBN 978-2-343-19553-7; 978-963-414-617-9

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The present book is the outcome and summary of my most important papers written during my PhD years 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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