Living in the Borderlands: A story about Liminality and Identity in Mental Healthcare.

Autor: Pfender EJ; Department of Communication, University of Delaware.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Health communication [Health Commun] 2023 Jan; Vol. 38 (1), pp. 177-180. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 17.
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2021.1923616
Abstrakt: This short narrative details a defining moment during my mental healthcare experience and borderline personality (BPD) diagnosis. Through the lens of liminality, I detail my experience of both resisting and valuing mental healthcare including my diagnoses, treatment processes, and patient-provider relationships. Consequently, this narrative underscores my experience living as both clinically abnormal and hesitation to live as normal. Above all, my experiences highlight the role of communication in mental health care, and the way it shaped my personal identity.
Databáze: MEDLINE