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6.6. FINAL CONCLUSIONS
The theoretical part of the book aims to provide an overview of Interpretative
Phenomenological Analysis and the recovery approach, while the four empiri¬
cal studies wish to contribute to some of the field’s special aspects such as
identity change of recovery and experiences of recovering helpers, synthetic
cannabinoid users and voice hearers. In conclusion IPA is a suitable method
for the examination of recovery, because it is described as a subjective process
and it could not be examined with questionnaires and the results may not be
quantifiable. The aim was to exploratively examine some current topic of
several fields where recovery approach is used. Study 1 highlighted the ben¬
efits of recovering helpers’ work in addiction field, which is also beneficial for
their recovery process. Study 2 and 3 have preliminary results of the problem
of synthetic cannabinoid use, in which case unusual experiences could evoke
limitations for recovery. Study 4 underlined the importance of self-help group
in case of patients with psychosis. Recovery in this context could be a different
process than in case of addiction, but there are similarities: individuals could
live a whole life with or despite of addiction/psychosis by taming the experi¬
ence which could become a liveable condition. Unfortunately many questions
remained unanswered, the results of an IPA study could generate further
research questions, but the detailed analysis with a narrow focus could en¬
lighten what is worth to examine in the future. Further tasks of the researchers
in the field is to explore in what areas recovery approach is used, because
research is indispensable to introduce recovery into scientific context and
thereby to legitimate its existence in addiction, in mental illness and psychi¬
atric treatment.