Voices of Experience ：Narratives of Mental Health Survivors

Publication subTitle ：Narratives of Mental Health Survivors

Author： Thurstine Basset  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2010

E-ISBN: 9780470970348

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780470683620

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780470683637

Subject： R395 Medical Psychology and Pathological Psychology

Language： ENG

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Description

Voices of Experience contains a wide range of stories written by mental health survivors. The narratives illustrate how survivors have developed self-management techniques and strategies for living which, together, offer a guide to anybody struggling with 21st century life.

  • Explores a wide variety of mental distress experiences, underpinned by many different explanations and beliefs
  • Narrative has been central to the recovery approach and this book presents stories of recovery as well as an appraisal of the concept
  • Challenges simplistic explanations of recovery and offers a critical angle to our understanding of what it means to experience mental health problems
  • Offers guidance for mental health workers and professionals within the context of current mental health policies in the UK

Chapter

Contents

pp.：  1 – 7

About the Editors

pp.：  7 – 9

Contributors

pp.：  9 – 10

1: Introduction

pp.：  10 – 13

2: The Antidote to Madness: Crystallising out the Real Self

pp.：  13 – 25

3: Surviving the System

pp.：  25 – 33

4: Measuring the Marigolds

pp.：  33 – 45

5: Coping Strategies and Fighting Stigma

pp.：  45 – 58

6: Living with the Dragon: The Long Road to Self-Management of Bipolar II

pp.：  58 – 70

7: Coping Strategies

pp.：  70 – 88

8: What’s it Like Having a Nervous Breakdown? Can You Recover?

pp.：  88 – 97

9: The Bridge of Sighs and the Bridge of Love: a Personal Pilgrimage

pp.：  97 – 107

10: The Holy Spirit – Healer, Advocate, Guide and Friend

pp.：  107 – 128

11: CAPITAL Writings

pp.：  128 – 133

12: The Value of Self-Help/Peer Support

pp.：  133 – 154

13: A Recovery Approach in Mental Health Services: Transformation, Tokenism or Tyranny?

pp.：  154 – 164

14: Stand to Reason

pp.：  164 – 177

15: Walking with Dinosaurs

pp.：  177 – 186

16: Conclusions, Discussion and Ways Ahead

pp.：  186 – 195

Index

pp.：  195 – 205

LastPages

pp.：  205 – 213

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