Executive summary It is time to end all forms of stigma and discrimination against people
with mental health conditions, for whom there is double jeopardy: the impact of the primary …

Background Narratives of recovery from mental health distress have played a central role in
the establishment of the recovery paradigm within mental health policy and practice. As use …

Autobiographical memory theory and research have focused primarily on memories of
personally experienced events. We propose that remembering specific memories and life …

Background Mental health recovery narratives are stories of recovery from mental health
problems. Narratives may impact in helpful and harmful ways on those who receive them …

Background Peer support has been suggested as an alternative or complement to
professional support for mothers with perinatal mental health difficulties. The aim of this …

This book contains excerpts of life stories from 118 individuals diagnosed with
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and major depressive …

Background Suboptimal understanding of depression and mental health disorders by the
general population is an important contributor to the wide treatment gap in depression …

Background Depression raises a double challenge: besides the negative mood and the
intrusive thoughts, the relation to the self also becomes difficult. Online forums are analysed …

Social media has empowered individuals to publicly share their personal experiences, and
encountering public mental illness disclosures on these platforms is becoming increasingly …

Mental health lived experience narratives are first-person accounts of people with
experience of mental health problems. They have been published in journals, books and …