The participants were recruited through nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) providing services for people with
mental illness in Hong Kong. Invitation letters and a brief
research proposal were sent to the directors of five NGOs
for ethics review and approval. Finally, two NGOs gave
positive responses to the invitations. With the assistance of
the social workers of the two NGOs, individuals who met
the inclusion criteria were invited for interviews with their
consent. Altogether 20 participants from these two NGOs
were recruited for the study.