Recovery constructs and the continued debate that limits consumer recovery.

It is generally agreed that the concept of recovery is the result of two primary influences: longitudinal studies and the work, writing, perspectives, and advocacy of the consumer-survivor movement. To clarify what is actually meant by recovery, investigators have compared and contrasted the constructs being conveyed through each primary influence. This process has resulted in the proposal of two main taxonomies-"recovery from" as opposed to "recovery in" and "recovery as an outcome" as opposed to "recovery as a process.