The Lived Experience in Mental Health
Author:   Gary Morris
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781138461628


Publication Date:   15 August 2017
Format:   Hardback
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This book outlines the importance and need of engaging with the internal world of those living with various mental health problems. It explores the multi-faceted range of experiences concerned with anxiety.

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Author:   Gary Morris
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138461628


ISBN 10:   1138461628
Publication Date:   15 August 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Lived Experience and Learning 1. Embracing lived experience 2. ‘I became involved to try to make a difference’: Service user engagement Part 2: The Lived Experience in Mental Health 3. ‘Standing on a cliff edge’: Living with anxiety 4. ‘Walking in treacle’: Living with depression 5. ‘My brain won’t slow down’: Living with extremes of mood 6. ‘There’s a storm inside’: Living with altered reality 7. ‘Patching over the holes’: Living with impaired cognition Part 3: Embracing Lived Experience Narratives 8. Narrative resources 9. Learning strategy

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**Description** This is a collection of narratives from people (service users) and carers of mental health clients. The narratives are presented along with information regarding an array of common mental health disorders. **Purpose** The author states in his introduction that the book provides a contextual understanding of a person's daily experiences, encountered difficulties, coping approaches and available support networks of people living with mental health issues. **Audience** The author does not identify his intended audience. However, the book would certainly offer an introduction to the lived experience of mental health struggles for any students beginning a career where they may care for clients suffering with mental health disorders. Unfortunately, the author does not share his credentials other than as a lecturer in nursing. This in itself is not enough to determine whether he has any expertise in the area. **Features** The book is divided into three sections. The first defines what narratives are and describes the usefulness to the learner of lived experiences. The second presents the narratives of clients struggling with mental health issues. The third provides links to references and media sources that also offer narratives of people with mental health issues. As a U.K. book, the resources are largely from the U.K. **Assessment** This book offers a nice supplemental resource for teaching nursing students and other disciplines about mental health disorders. It will help provide context to mental health issues. Laura Kelly, PhD, APN(Columbia University School of Nursing) - Doody's review


Author Information

Gary Morris is a lecturer in mental health nursing at the University of Leeds, UK. He is also the author of Mental Health issues and the Media and co-author of The Dementia Care Workbook.

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