Finding Hope in the Lived Experience of Psychosis

Reflections on Trauma, Use of Power and Re-Visioning Psychiatry (The International Society for Psychological ... Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series)

De: Patte Randal, Josephine Stanton

Narrado por: Patte Randal, Josephine Stanton

This book offers first-person accounts of the experience of psychosis from the inside and the outside, through the eyes of two doctors, one of whom has experienced psychosis and both of whom have worked for decades in the field of psychiatry.

Underpinned by rigorous academic analysis using an evocative duo-ethnographic approach, the book explores the cultural and subcultural influences from childhood onwards—both traumatic and resilience-building—that have shaped their lives. Both authors reflect on strategies they learned early in life for dealing with challenges, each managing to function at a high level while avoiding awareness of their vulnerability.

Written in the form of two interacting memoirs, this book is of great interest to researchers, clinicians, and practicing psychologists, as well as a general audience with interest in psychosis.

©2022 Patte Randal and Josephine Stanton (P)2022 Patte Randal and Josephine Stanton

Great narrative,. Learned so much.

The narrative was so engaging. The authors present their stories with courage and brilliance. I learned so much from this, as my first book on mental health.

Wonderful

Wonderfully written, wonderfully narrated. Amazing stories. Looking forward to learning even more in the ISPS book club.

Essential Listening

I am a bachelor's level care manager with 22 years working in mental health.

I am also a person with the lived experience of psychosis. I am in recovery from extreme mental state *the language Patte uses to describe the experience of psychosis* which occurred last year during a time of extreme stress.

As someone with this lived experience, I believe this audio oak is essential listening for anyone who treats, or cares about, a person with the lived experience of psychosis.

Patte captures the experience, and the factors that influence it perfectly.