117 Personal recovery suits us all Conclusion The current study was the first to examine whether similar factors are associated with personal recovery in patients with non-affective psychosis, their unaffected siblings and healthy controls. Resilience (positive self-image, schemas and functional coping strategies) was found to be the strongest predictor of personal recovery in all three groups and good social functioning and interaction had added value in patients and siblings. Psychotic symptoms, like in previous studies, were found to be less important for personal recovery. Also, in line with earlier research, affective symptoms have more impact on recovery than psychotic symptoms. These findings support the statement of Anthony that not only personal recovery itself, but also associated factors are universally human and suit us all (7). This is good news, since it means that patients and non-patients share possibly supportive factors of personal recovery which may help to reach mutual understanding. Own experiences of rebuilding and going on after a life event of professionals, experts by experience and family members and friends may help them to better understand the need of patients. Besides that, if the factors found in the current study prove to be relevant in longitudinal and intervention studies, recovery-oriented practices and mental health services might be more effective when focusing also on improving self-image or schemas, teaching functional coping styles and generating social interaction next to the reduction of symptoms. Moreover, reducing affective symptoms may improve personal recovery. Ethical approval The GROUP study was approved by the Medical Ethical Committee (protocol number 04/003-O). Funding The infrastructure for the GROUP study is funded through the Geestkracht programme of the Dutch Health Research Council (Zon-Mw, grant number 10-0001001), and matching funds from participating pharmaceutical companies (Lundbeck, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Janssen Cilag) and universities and mental health care organizations (Amsterdam: Academic Psychiatric Centre of the Academic Medical Center and the mental health institutions: GGZ Ingeest, Arkin, Dijk en Duin, GGZ Rivierduinen, Erasmus Medical Centre, GGZ Noord Holland Noord. Groningen: University Medical Center Groningen and the mental health institutions: Lentis Psychiatric Institute, GGZ Friesland, GGZ Drenthe, Dimence, Mediant, GGNet Warnsveld, Yulius Dordrecht and Parnassia psycho-medical center The Hague. Maastricht: Maastricht University Medical Centre and the mental health institutions: GGzE, GGZ Breburg, GGZ Oost-Brabant, Vincent van Gogh voor Geestelijke Gezondheid, Mondriaan, Virenze riagg, Zuyderland GGZ, MET ggz, Universitair Centrum Sint-Jozef Kortenberg, CAPRI University of Antwerp, PC Ziekeren Sint6
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