Up to 90 off textbooks at amazon canada plus free two day shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. Drawing on extensive research in the uk mental health user narratives focuses on the listening to and understanding of the mental health user within the psychiatric system it differs from other texts in the field by arguing for the avoidance of. Following extensive research in the uk bruce cohen allows mental health users to tell their own stories or narratives of illness and recovery institutional and home treatment care is covered alongside controversial self coping techniques such as drug taking spiritualism alternative healing sleep and watching television. In mental health user narratives sociologist bruce cohen argues that the real experts on mental illness namely service users continue to be marginalised and silenced by health professionals this book now in paperback attempts to. Mental health user narratives new perspectives on illness and recovery by b cohen new york ny palgrave macmillan 2008 9500 isbn 9781403945365 isbn 9781403945365 stacey mchenry