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Lives Interrupted

Psychiatric Narratives of Struggle and Resilience
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Lives Interrupted: Psychiatric Narratives of Struggle and Resilience provides insight into the everyday experiences of individuals struggling with severe psychic distress during a six-month immersion program at the Fountain House headquarters, a New York-based organization that works to address the effects of serious mental illness. These narratives add complexity and objectivity to the expanding discussion of psychiatric treatment plans. Contributors to this collection argue that narratives are vital to treatment and should not be treated as secondary options to standard diagnosis and treatment practices that rely heavily on pharmaceuticals and often result in short-term revolving-door interventions for complex forms of human suffering.
Chapter 1: Thinking psychosocially about psychosis. Chapter 2: Faith: A woman interrupted. Chapter 3: Mary: Surviving "head traumas". Chapter 4: Jeff: Lost in Translation. Chapter 5: Dylan: Escape Artist. Chapter 6: Terry: Holding on. Chapter 7: Teresa: Looking for Love. Chapter 8: Kyle: A conflicted life. Chapter 9: Courtney: A misrecognized woman. Chapter 10: Eliza: No place to call home. Chapter 11: Sarah: Who am I? Chapter 12: Daniel: Haunted by his past. Chapter 13: Jamie: Seeking comfort. Chapter 14: Jessie: Mr. Misunderstood Chapter 15: Roundtable Meeting of Team Members to discuss the book draft Chapter 16: The idea of Fountain House: A place for recovery in the community
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