The search for meaning is profoundly human. Does this also apply to psychological states of emergency? What about psychoses? What significance does the search for meaning have in the recovery process? What are the implications for therapy, care, and recovery support? This book focuses on the subjective meaning of psychoses and other mental disorders, such as depression, mania, and trauma. Reports from those with lived experience and their families complement the accounts of psychotherapists from various backgrounds and innovative institutions. The common thread is provided by the studies of the Hamburg SuSi Project, a trialogical research group at UKE examining the importance of subjective meaning. The results are groundbreaking for new therapeutic treatment approaches, with empirical evidence of the connection between reflection and recovery, a clear mandate for biographically oriented psychotherapy, and initial proof of effectiveness.