RAS-DS Publications
Implementation studies: RAS-DS
Lam, H.Y., Honey, A., Scanlan, J.N., Hancock, N. (2025). Collaboration for Recovery: Expert Mental Health Worker Experiences with the Recovery Assessment Scale – Domain and Stages (RAS-DS). Community Mental Health Journal, 61, 1378–1389.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-025-01476-7
Honey, A., Hancock, N., & Scanlan, J.N. (2023). Staff perceptions of factors affecting the use of RAS-DS to support collaborative mental health practice. BMC Psychiatry, 23, Article number 500.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04996-2
Ramesh, S., Scanlan, J.N., Honey, A., & Hancock, N. (2024). Feasibility of Recovery Assessment Scale – Domains and Stages (RAS-DS) for everyday mental health practice. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, Article number 1256092.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1256092
Validation studies: RAS-DS
Hancock, N., Scanlan, J., Honey, A., Bundy, A., & O'Shea, K. (2015). Recovery Assessment Scale – Domains & Stages (RAS-DS): Its Feasibility and Outcome Measurement Capacity. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49(7), 624-633.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867414564084
Scanlan, J.N., Hancock, N., & Honey, A. (2018). The Recovery Assessment Scale - Domains and Stages (RAS-DS): Sensitivity to change over time and convergent validity with level of unmet need. Psychiatry Research, 216, 560-564.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.01.042
Hancock, N., Scanlan, J.N., Kightley, M. & Harris, A. (2019). Recovery Assessment Scale – Domains and Stages (RAS-DS): measurement capacity, relevance, acceptability and feasibility of use with young people. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 14, 179-187.
https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12842
Khemthong, S., Scanlan, J.N., & Hancock, N. (2024). Measurement properties of the Thai translation of the Recovery Assessment Scale – Domains and Stages (RAS-DS) and comparison of recovery experiences between Thai and Australian consumers living with serious mental illness. Transcultural Psychiatry, 61(6), 823-832.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13634615241250220
Fathi Azar, E., Hancock, N., Doroud, N., Fossey, E., Hosseinzadeh, S. & Mirzaie, H. (2025). Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Persian version of the Recovery Assessment Scale-Domains and Stages (P-RAS-DS) for people with mental illness. BMC Psychiatry, 25, Article number 1057.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07526-4
Related publications:
Hancock, N., Bundy, A., Honey, A., James, G., & Tamsett, S. (2011). Improving measurement properties of the Recovery Assessment Scale with Rasch analysis. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(6), e77-e85.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2011.001818
Hancock, N., Scanlan, J.N., Gillespie, J., Smith-Merry, J., & Yen, I. (2018). Partners in Recovery program evaluation: changes in unmet needs and recovery. Australian Health Review, 42(4), 445-452.
https://doi.org/10.1071/AH17004
Scanlan, J. N., Hancock, N., & Honey, A. (2017). Evaluation of a peer-delivered, transitional and post-discharge support program following psychiatric hospitalisation. BMC Psychiatry, 17.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1469-x
Hancock, N., Bundy, A., Honey, A., Helich, S., & Tamsett, S. (2013). Measuring the Later Stages of the Recovery Journey: Insights gained from Clubhouse Members. Community Mental Health Journal, 49(3), 323-330.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-012-9533-y
Hancock, N., Bundy, A., Tamsett, S., & McMahon, M. (2012). Participation of mental health consumers in research: Training addressed and reliability assessed. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 59(3), 218-224.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2012.01011.x