Master narratives and narratives as told by people with mental health and drug problems

Master narratives and narratives as told by people with mental health and drug problems

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This article examines the role of master narratives in self-narratives told by people with both mental health and drug problems. It is based on stories told by people who have both mental health and drug problems. However, their substance abuse has become their most dominant characteristic in their...

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Main Author: Hanne Thommesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Stavanger 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of Comparative Social Work
Subjects:
Master narratives
self-narratives
counter narratives
drug abuse
dual diagnosis
churning thoughts
mental health problem
street capital
bodily dispositions
unusual experience
Online Access:https://journals.uis.no/index.php/JCSW/article/view/50
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Summary:This article examines the role of master narratives in self-narratives told by people with both mental health and drug problems. It is based on stories told by people who have both mental health and drug problems. However, their substance abuse has become their most dominant characteristic in their lives. The storytellers or the interviewees attempt to describe their background, their experience and what they call churning thoughts, while their stories are also infiltrated and dominated by master narratives about the drug abuser.
ISSN:0809-9936

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