Narratives of Recovery from Serious Mental Illness

• Main Author: Tucker, William (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychiatry.; Social work.; Clinical psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Social Work.; General Psychology.

In this informative and inspiring book the author narrates the stories of 12 patients whom he treated during their recovery from serious mental illness. These narratives reveal their common struggles: misdiagnosis, dual-diagnosis, impeded access to medication, medication-adherence issues, homelessne...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction.-What is Recovery, and How Does it relate to Stability?
• What is Serious Mental Illness?
• Why We Need Outreach Psychiatry
• My Personal Career Trajectory
• The Pathways Model
• My View How these Patients Changed
• How these Narratives Emerged
• Confidentiality and Consent
• Reference List
• Gary N
• Pamela P
• Bernardo H
• Victoria N
• Richard G
• Maria C
• Alex A. - Seth S
• Donald M. - Carl Z. - Seema S. - Justin E
• Second Thoughts and Conclusions
• Conclusions.       .