Is personal recovery a transdiagnostic concept? Testing the fit of the CHIME framework using narrative experiences.

Background: Personal recovery is operationalized in the CHIME framework (connectedness, hope, identity, meaning in life, and empowerment) of recovery processes. CHIME was initially developed through analysis of experiences of people mainly with psychosis, but it might also be valid for investigating recovery in mood-related, autism and other diagnoses.

Aims: To examine whether personal recovery is transdiagnostic by studying narrative experiences in several diagnostic groups.