Storying Mental Illness and Personal Recovery

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-009-30113-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 307 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 449 g

An exploration of the interplay between mental illness and narrative identity, offering pathways to personal recovery.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomsen, Dorthe Kirkegaard

Holm, Tine

Lind, Majse

Jensen, Rikke

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introducing the book; 2. The science of mental illness; 3. Vulnerability, stress, and burden in mental illness; 4. Recovery and mental illness; 5. Narrative identity; 6. Narrative identity, illness, and well-being; 7. How did we collect and analyze different life stories?; 8. Overview of narrative identity themes from the initial analyses; 9. Relationship themes in narrative identity; 10. Self themes in narrative identity; 11. Functional level themes in narrative identity; 12. Treatment themes in narrative identity; 13. Summary and synthesis; 14. Understanding the interplay between narrative identity and mental illness – a framework; 15. Tools for narrative repair; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; Appendix 7; Appendix 8; References; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Holm, Tine
Tine Holm completed her PhD on life stories in schizophrenia, then received funding to examine trauma within psychiatric settings particularly in relation to force treatment. In parallel with her research, she works as a clinical psychologist at an outpatient unit for individuals with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorder.

Lind, Majse
Majse Lind is an assistant professor at Aalborg University, Denmark. She is a prominent scholar in research on life stories and psychopathology, particularly in the subarea of personality disorders, and has received several awards for this work.