Javier Saavedra

TL;DR: Life narratives of ten patients with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia living in care homes in Andalusia, Spain are studied to identify four types of clearly distinctive narratives: delusive episodes with invasive voices, delusive Episode with no invasive voices , absence of delusive episode or invasive voices and domination of self-position as patient, and complexity and articulation ofSelf-positions.

TL;DR: In order to increase the impact of these interventions, it is recommended to utilize public space away from clinical environments and to include people without SMI in creative activities together with SMI patients.

TL;DR: This research explored the meanings that participants attributed to their work experience and the impact of work on their recovery process in Andalusia, a region in southern Europe with a high unemployment rate.

TL;DR: This study explores qualitative changes in the life narratives of persons diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia who were receiving recovery treatment in special care homes in Andalusia, Spain, and suggests that the analysis of life narratives could be a very useful instrument for assessing the recovery process.

TL;DR: The study looks at the possible benefits of combining employment with support and social enterprises in employment programs for people diagnosed with severe mental illness and underlines how both social and cognitive functioning are central to developing employment models.