Pdf on sep 1 2004 frederick j frese published living outside mental illness qualitative studies of recovery in schizophrenia find read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Living outside mental illness demonstrates the importance of listening to what people diagnosed with schizophrenia themselves have to say about their struggle and shows the dramatic effect this . Larry davidson phd the author of living outside mental illness qualitative studies of recovery in schizophrenia is an associate professor of psychology in the department of psychiatry at yale and has a longtime interest in the experiences of persons with schizophrenia in this his latest book he proposes an emerging model of recovery that draws heavily on the value of the professionals attending to such experiences. Book description schizophrenia is widely considered the most severe and disabling of the mental illnesses yet recent research has demonstrated that many people afflicted with the disorder are able to recover to a significant degreeliving outside mental illness demonstrates the importance of listening to what people diagnosed with schizophrenia themselves have to say about their struggle . Living outside mental illness demonstrates the importance of listening to what people diagnosed with schizophrenia themselves have to say about their struggle and shows the dramatic effect this approach can have on clinical practice and social policy it presents an in depth investigation based on a phenomenological perspective of