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Recovery Experiences Amongst Arab American Clubhouse Members: Examining The Effects Of Acculturation, Perceived Family Support, Stigma And Gender On Mental Health Recovery., Layla Habhab Jan 2016

Recovery Experiences Amongst Arab American Clubhouse Members: Examining The Effects Of Acculturation, Perceived Family Support, Stigma And Gender On Mental Health Recovery., Layla Habhab

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RECOVERY EXPERIENCES AMONGST ARAB AMERICAN CLUBHOUSE MEMBERS: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF ACCULTURATION, PERCEIVED FAMILY SUPPORT, STIGMA AND GENDER ON MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY

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LAYLA HABHAB

August 2016

Advisor: Dr. Francesca Pernice –Duca

Major: Educational Psychology

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Recovery from serious mental illness has been conceptualized throughout much of the recent literature as being a multidimensional continuum that is influenced by multiple factors. This notion of recovery has mostly been defined by the personal narratives of survivors, ex –patients and mental health consumers with serious mental illness, who have identified specific factors that have either enhanced or hindered …