Homeward bound
Enacted narratives of the return to home after a short-term stay at a psychiatric centre
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12625379 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lena A Ulfseth (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Staffan Josephsson (0000-0002-3428-561X), Sissel Alsaker (0000-0002-8318-5447) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-38 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Narrative Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1387-6740 • E-ISSN: 1569-9935 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/ni.26.1.02ulf |
| OpenAlex | W2559960803 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 40 |
With a focus on enacted narratives, this ethnographic study addresses how people with mental illness communicate returning home after a treatment stay at a psychiatric centre. Data were analysed based on Ricoeur’s theory of narrative and action. Our analysis consisted of three analytic layers: the significant issue of discharge, identifying three stories of how being on the way home is enacted, and a further interpretation and discussion. The narrative analysis shows how significant issues of returning home are enacted among persons in everyday activities at one centre, and how an inherent ambiguity raised some challenges within the field of mental health. This study shows how conducting everyday activities enable people use the available narrative resources to negotiate the self; hence they reflect and create thoughts about the return home that are shared among persons at the centre
Action (physics · Ambiguity · Art · Ethnography · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Mental health · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Negotiation · Psychotherapist · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |