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 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Comparative Social Work
Online Access:http://journal.uia.no/index.php/JCSW/article/view/214
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spelling doaj-97cc198cf6124403b40ddda6b890ad072020-11-24T21:40:04ZengUniversity of StavangerJournal of Comparative Social Work0809-99362015-03-0151145Master narratives and narratives as told by people with mental health and drug problemsHanne ThommesenThis 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.http://journal.uia.no/index.php/JCSW/article/view/214
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description 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.
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