People who take antipsychotics, and people who are prescribed antipsychotics without
taking them, experience effects which are not frequently discussed: effects on their identity …

The use of psychopharmaceuticals to enhance human mental functioning such as cognition
and mood has raised a debate on questions regarding identity and authenticity. While some …

The onset of psychotic disorders often brings major changes to an individual, which, for
some, are never fully reversed and remain a dominant force. Despite such changes, the …

Unlike other enduring illnesses (such as cancer or diabetes) which are considered to be
illnesses that one'has', schizophrenia is thought to be an illness that one'is' or'becomes' …

Community Mental Health Journal is essential to acknowledge that certain individuals,
under specific circumstances, may indeed struggle to deliver trustworthy information due to …

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the value of adding a narrative perspective when
listening to how two drug users with comorbid antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) …

The aim of this contribution is to explore how different treatments are experienced from the
perspective of individu-als with mental illnesses. We used data drawn from qualitative …

Objective: Discontinuation of antipsychotic medication is a pervasive clinical problem in the
treatment of patients suffering from psychosis. The aim of this study was to complement a …

The review by Kane et al illustrates eloquently just how much we have learned about
adherence and nonadherence to treatment interventions in medicine as a whole as well as …

Chaining of people with mental disorders, and their incarceration and abuse in prisons or
mental hospitals, is an affront to psychiatry and humanity. Although mental healthcare …