Cover; Forbidden Narratives; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction to the Series; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Beginning from 'I'; 2. Speaking; 3. Acting; 4. Knowing; 5. Falling Off the Fence; 6. Disrupting the 'Rational'; 7. Reading the Silences; 8. Returning to 'I'; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Forbidden Narratives: Critical Autobiography as Social Science explores overlapping layers of voices and stories that convey the social relations of psychiatric survivor participation within a community mental health service system. It is written from the perspective of a woman who, in the course of working with the survivor movement, had a physical and emotional breakdown. Ironically, the author found herself personally confronted with issues she typically dealt with only from a distance: as a mental health professional, a researcher, and an activist. The author of this volume wri
