Counterdiagnosis and the critical medical humanities: Reading Susanna Kaysen's Girl, interrupted and Lauren Slater's Lying: A metaphorical memoir
K Longhurst - Medical humanities, 2021 - mh.bmj.com
This article is about the complicated intersections of mental illness, diagnosis and narrative
in life writing. It analyses challenges posed to the authority of diagnosis—both as medical …
in life writing. It analyses challenges posed to the authority of diagnosis—both as medical …
Critical Strategies of Narrating Mental Illness in Contemporary Life Writing
KA Longhurst - 2019 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
In this thesis I examine contemporary life writing about mental illness published in the UK
and USA. I focus on memoirs that exceed and disrupt conventional narrative typologies of …
and USA. I focus on memoirs that exceed and disrupt conventional narrative typologies of …