Book Reviews by Ekaterina Prosandeeva
Stories about mental illness can hardly ever be totally impersonal. Impersonal is definitely not ... more Stories about mental illness can hardly ever be totally impersonal. Impersonal is definitely not the word for Elene Wood’s work on life writing—“a book about stories of schizophrenia”. Drawing on facts from the history of schizophrenia, Wood points at a generally accepted opinion that once diagnosed, a person is no longer granted an ability to construct a coherent story of his or her own. This book presents a thorough analysis of several autobiographical stories that counters such an opinion and establishes the relevance of the person’s immediate experience.
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Itä-Suomen yliopisto, Sep 14, 2018
Mary Elene Wood, Life Writing and Schizophrenia: Encounters at the Edge of Meaning. New York, NY:... more Mary Elene Wood, Life Writing and Schizophrenia: Encounters at the Edge of Meaning. New York, NY: Rodopi, 2013. Hardcover ISBN 9789042036840, $101.25. 353pp.Stories about mental illness can hardly ever be totally impersonal. Impersonal is definitely not the word for Elene Wood's work on life writing-"a book about stories of schizophrenia" (1). Drawing on facts from the history of schizophrenia, Wood points at a generally accepted opinion that once diagnosed, a person is no longer granted an ability to construct a coherent story of his or her own. This book presents a thorough analysis of several autobiographical stories that counters such an opinion and establishes the relevance of the person's immediate experience.Certain facts from the history of studying the diagnosis of schizophrenia explain why patients' own stories are often left behind. In other words, they are not given much attention in the diagnostic case books. Wood's historical review ranges fro...
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Book Reviews by Ekaterina Prosandeeva
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