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[Kotera et al., 2025] - Cultural influences on fidelity components in recovery colleges: a study across 28 countries and territories

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Yasuhiro Kotera, Amy Ronaldson, Simran Takhi, Simon Felix, Mariam Namasaba, Simon Lawrence, Vanessa Kellermann, Agnieszka Kapka, Daniel Hayes, Danielle Dunnett, Tesnime Jebara, Michio Murakami, Ioannis Bakolis, Julie Repper, Sara Meddings, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Lisa Brophy, Clara De Ruysscher, Lene Eplov, Charlotte Toernes, Dagmar Narusson, Bernd Puschner, Ramona Hiltensperger, Yuki Miyamoto, Stynke Castelein, Trude Gøril Klevan, Hannah Morland-Jones, Edith Moore, Samson Tse, Michael Ryan, Gianfranco Zuaboni, Charlotte Hanlon, Laura Asher, Wouter Vanderplasschen, Susana Ochoa, Jonna Tolonen, Ashleigh Charles, Mário Andrade, Daniel Elton, Peter Bates, Julie Cooper, Jason Grant, Claire Henderson, Mike Slade

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Recovery colleges (RCs) support personal recovery through education, skill development and social support for people with mental health problems, carers and staff. Guided by co-production and adult learning principles, RCs represent a recent mental health innovation. Since the first RC opened in England in 2009, RCs have expanded to 28 countries and territories. However, most RC research has been conducted in Western countries with similar cultural characteristics, limiting understanding of how RCs can be culturally adapted. The 12-item Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing (RECOLLECT) Fidelity Measure (RFM) evaluates the operational fidelity of RCs based on 12 components, but cultural influences on these components remain underexplored. To assess associations between Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and RFM items to identify cultural influences on fidelity components. A cross-sectional survey of RC managers was conducted across all 221 RCs. Mixed-effects regression models examined associations between Hofstede’s country-level cultural dimensions and item-level RFM scores, adjusted for healthcare expenditure and income inequality. Four cultural dimensions, obtained from Hofstede, were analysed: individualism (prioritising personal needs), indulgence (enjoyment-oriented), uncertainty avoidance (preference for predictability) and long-term orientation (future-focused). The RFM was completed by 169 (76%) RC managers. Seven RFM items showed associations with cultural dimensions. Equality was linked to short-term orientation, while learning was associated with individualism and uncertainty avoidance. Both individualism and indulgence influenced co-production and community focus. Commitment to recovery was shaped by all four cultural dimensions, with the strongest associations seen for individualism and indulgence. Individualism enhanced explicit focus on strengths-based practice, while uncertainty avoidance influenced course distinctiveness. This study demonstrates how culture shapes RC fidelity components, providing actionable insights for cultural adaptation. Incorporating under-represented dimensions, such as collectivism and restraint, could improve the RFM’s global applicability, facilitating implementation. Future research should explore cultural nuances, engage diverse stakeholders and refine fidelity measures to enhance RC inclusivity and effectiveness worldwide.

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Journal	General Psychiatry
H-index	46
Impact Factor (2 ans)	6.54
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[Valery et al., 2025] - The Power of Beliefs in Recovery-Oriented Practice: A Brief Report from the STIGMAPRO Survey

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Kevin-Marc Valery, Simon Felix, Meryl Caiada, Thomas Fournier, Sarah Guionnet, Adrien Seguela, Emma Tison, Louis Violeau, Antoinette Prouteau

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Despite the international incentives and the worldwide development of recovery-oriented policies, it has proven challenging to establish recovery-oriented mental health services that take into account users’ subjectivity and perspectives (Slade et al., World Psychiatry 13(1):12-20, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20084 ). The objective of this study was to identify individual beliefs that are correlated with six recovery-oriented practices in schizophrenia among mental health professionals. Seven individual beliefs were examined for their association with each of the aforementioned practices: belief in recovery possibilities, biological beliefs, desire for social distance, perceived similarities, professional utility beliefs, continuum beliefs, and categorical beliefs. The results indicated that belief in the possibility of recovery from schizophrenia and professional efficacy beliefs were the most strongly associated with the six recovery-oriented practices examined. Conversely, there was a negative association between stigma score (desire for social distance) and the six recovery-oriented practices. The remaining four beliefs-biological, perceived similarity, categorical, and continuum-were found to be more weakly associated with recovery-oriented practices. In light of these findings, it is evident that mental health professionals’ individual beliefs warrant further consideration in research endeavors aimed at fostering and facilitating the implementation of recovery-oriented practices.

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Kevin-Marc Valery, Simon Felix, Meryl Caiada, Thomas Fournier, Sarah Guionnet, Adrien Seguela, Emma Tison, Louis Violeau, Antoinette Prouteau (2025). The Power of Beliefs in Recovery-Oriented Practice: A Brief Report from the STIGMAPRO Survey. Community Mental Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-024-01437-6

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Journal	Community Mental Health Journal
H-index	116
Impact Factor (2 ans)	1.47
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[Caiada et al., 2025] - Stigmatizing intimate relationships in schizophrenia: a study comparing mental health professionals, health students and the general population

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Meryl Caiada, Kevin-Marc Valery, Simon Felix, Sarah Guionnet, Emma Tison, Maxime Gonin, Julien Bonilla-Guerrero, Jean-Marc Destaillats, Nicolas Pillaud, Antoinette Prouteau

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Discrimination in intimate relationships (IR) is frequently reported among persons with schizophrenia. Despite ongoing effort of international organizations to combat mental illness stigma, there remain a limited understanding of specific IR-related stereotypes. The study aimed to i) identify the stereotypes related to IR of persons with schizophrenia held by Mental Health Professionals (MHP), health students and the general population, and ii) explore the effects of several factors associated with these stereotypes. This study used a mixed-methods approach. A survey developed collaboratively with persons with lived experience of mental health conditions (PWLE) was disseminated among MHP, health students and the general population. The majority of the nine IR-related stereotypes previously identified by PWLE were endorsed by the participants (N = 532). PWLE were perceived as particularly incompetent in the domain of IR (e.g. to achieve couple project). Stereotypes endorsement varied among the groups. Continuum beliefs, perceived similarities and recovery beliefs were negatively associated with stereotype endorsement. The general population, MHP and health students endorsed several stereotypes regarding IR of persons with schizophrenia. The results provide support for the role of theoretical beliefs in IR stigmatization, suggesting they may be relevant targets for evidence-based stigma reduction programs.

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Meryl Caiada, Kevin-Marc Valery, Simon Felix, Sarah Guionnet, Emma Tison, Maxime Gonin, Julien Bonilla-Guerrero, Jean-Marc Destaillats, Nicolas Pillaud, Antoinette Prouteau (2025). Stigmatizing intimate relationships in schizophrenia: a study comparing mental health professionals, health students and the general population. Journal of Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2390378

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Journal	Journal of Mental Health
H-index	112
Impact Factor (2 ans)	2.09
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[Valery et al., 2023] - How do mental health professionals stigmatize incompetence in schizophrenia?

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Kevin-Marc Valery, Louis Violeau, Thomas Fournier, Meryl Caiada, Simon Felix, Sarah Guionnet, Jean-Marc Destaillats, Antoinette Prouteau

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The widespread adoption of head-mounted display (HMD) virtual reality (VR) systems has emerged in various fields, including spatial learning research. This study investigated the effects of VR modality level of immersion, locomotion interface, and proprioception on spatial learning and physiological measures using eye-tracking (ET) in VR. We translated the classic T-maze task from Barnes et al. (Can J Psychol 34:29-39, 1980. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0081022) to humans for the first time, comparing three VR modalities: 3D HMD VR with physical walking, 3D HMD VR with controller-based movement, and 2D desktop VR. Eighty-eight participants were recruited, and recruitment was stopped once 75 valid participants were obtained (25 per experimental condition) in the powered sample, as preregistered. Results of generalized mixed linear models with binomial distribution to assess learning outcomes revealed that human participants employed a mixture of cue, place, and response strategies when navigating the virtual T-maze, mirroring rodent behavior. In both samples, mixed linear models showed no significant differences between the two HMD VR conditions in learning performance, nor consistent ones in strategy choices. However, 2D desktop navigation was associated with slower initial learning, though this discrepancy diminished in subsequent sessions. These results were supported by spatial presence, immersion, and naturalness reports. Gaze measures showed that participants who physically walked devoted more visual attention to environmental cues compared to controller users. Predictive models for identifying spatial learning strategies based on ET and behavioral measures demonstrated significant accuracy in permutation tests in some models, particularly in the VR walking condition and second session. Our findings enhance the understanding of spatial learning strategies and the effects of VR modality on cognition and gaze behavior. This work demonstrates the potential of integrated ET data and holds implications for early detection and personalized rehabilitation of neurodegenerative conditions related to spatial cognition. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10055-025-01297-9.

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Kevin-Marc Valery, Louis Violeau, Thomas Fournier, Meryl Caiada, Simon Felix, Sarah Guionnet, Jean-Marc Destaillats, Antoinette Prouteau (2023). How do mental health professionals stigmatize incompetence in schizophrenia?. Stigma and Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000476

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Journal	Stigma and Health
H-index	43
Impact Factor (2 ans)	0.88
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