TY - JOUR
T1 - Living with Mental Health Challenges
T2 - Personal Stories of Recovery from Across the Globe
AU - Dubois, James M.
AU - Walsh, Heidi A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by Johns Hopkins University Press.
PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - This symposium includes twelve personal narratives from individuals who live with serious mental health challenges that are sometimes diagnosed as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other conditions. Such challenges are often persistent, lead to stigma and discrimi-nation, and can deeply affect quality of life. Serious mental health challenges are frequently approached as life-long medical conditions, given a diagnosis and treated with medications. However, some pursue non-medical treatments, peer support, use diet and exercise to promote wellness, embrace models of recovery, and function well even when symptoms persist. Approaches often differ across nations, depending upon their resources and philosophy of mental health challenges. Three commentaries on these narratives are also included, authored by experts and scholars in the fields of cultural psychiatry, refugee mental health, human rights advocacy, child’s health, and global mental health. We intend this collection of stories to broaden the range of acceptable responses to mental health challenges, raise awareness of stigma and bias in mental health care, and share the wisdom and preferences of those living with mental health challenges.
AB - This symposium includes twelve personal narratives from individuals who live with serious mental health challenges that are sometimes diagnosed as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other conditions. Such challenges are often persistent, lead to stigma and discrimi-nation, and can deeply affect quality of life. Serious mental health challenges are frequently approached as life-long medical conditions, given a diagnosis and treated with medications. However, some pursue non-medical treatments, peer support, use diet and exercise to promote wellness, embrace models of recovery, and function well even when symptoms persist. Approaches often differ across nations, depending upon their resources and philosophy of mental health challenges. Three commentaries on these narratives are also included, authored by experts and scholars in the fields of cultural psychiatry, refugee mental health, human rights advocacy, child’s health, and global mental health. We intend this collection of stories to broaden the range of acceptable responses to mental health challenges, raise awareness of stigma and bias in mental health care, and share the wisdom and preferences of those living with mental health challenges.
KW - Global Mental Health
KW - Medical Ethics
KW - Narratives
KW - Quality of Care
KW - Shared-Decision Making
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122276527&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1353/nib.2021.0045
DO - 10.1353/nib.2021.0045
M3 - Article
C2 - 34840169
AN - SCOPUS:85122276527
SN - 2157-1732
VL - 11
SP - 141
EP - 145
JO - Narrative inquiry in bioethics
JF - Narrative inquiry in bioethics
IS - 2
ER -