Narrative and Mental Health
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This book foregrounds the importance of narrative as a conceptual paradigm for understanding mental health issues, presenting stories as an alternative source of knowledge and expression. At the same time, the volume acknowledges potential limitations of narrative paradigms, especially when these are coupled with normative expectations of truthfulness, coherence, and comprehensiveness.

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This book foregrounds the importance of narrative as a conceptual paradigm for understanding mental health issues, presenting stories as an alternative source of knowledge and expression. At the same time, the volume acknowledges potential limitations of narrative paradigms, especially when these are coupled with normative expectations of truthfulness, coherence, and comprehensiveness.
Autorenporträt
Jarmila Mildorf is Associate Professor for English Literary and Cultural Studies at Paderborn University, Germany. She is a member of the International Society for the Study of Narrative, the European Narratology Network, the International Network for Address Research, and the German Network for Narrative Medicine, on the advisory board of the research center Narrare, and co-editor of the book series Narratives and Mental Health (Brill) and the Romanian journal Eon. Elisabeth Punzi is a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor at the Department of Social Work, and Centre for Critical Heritage Studies, Gothenburg University. Her research includes critical perspectives on diagnostic systems and established treatment methods and the prerequisites for providing client-centered care. Elisabeth Punzi is a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor at the Department of Social Work, and Centre for Critical Heritage Studies, Gothenburg University. Her research includes critical perspectives on diagnostic systems and established treatment methods and the prerequisites for providing client-centered care.