Travelling memories: repairing the past and imagining the future in medium-secure forensic psychiatric care

Brown, S.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-7841-3225, Reavey, P., Ciarlo, D. and Balogun-Katung, A., 2023. Travelling memories: repairing the past and imagining the future in medium-secure forensic psychiatric care. In: D. Papadopoulos, M.P. de la Bellacasa and M. Tacchetti, eds., Ecological reparation: repair, remediation and resurgence in social and environmental conflict. Bristol University Press, pp. 225-241. ISBN 9781529239546

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Abstract

Remembering can act as a work of connecting past and present, providing a connective tissue for making lives meaningful. In cases where the remembered past is traumatic or ‘difficult’ in some way, remembering constitutes an act of repair that is grounded in the very specific ecological settings and practices in which the person is located. In this piece, we discuss the case of mental health service users detained within a secure forensic inpatient mental health facility where remembering intersects with a broader notion of mental health ‘recovery’. We describe the ways in which memory comes to matter for patients and the dilemmas this creates. We focus in particular on the informal practices adopted by ward staff as they support patient’s memory work. We argue that a ‘process-ecological’ approach to remembering can inform practical decisions are around care planning and the ward design of the setting.

Item Type:	Chapter in book
Creators:	Brown, S.D., Reavey, P., Ciarlo, D. and Balogun-Katung, A.
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Date:	1 December 2023
ISBN:	9781529239546
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.56687/9781529239560-021 DOI 1836026 Other
Rights:	This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an extract/chapter published in Ecological reparation: repair, remediation and resurgence in social and environmental conflict. Details of the definitive published version and how to purchase it are available online at: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ecological-reparation
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	08 Jan 2024 10:05
Last Modified:	08 Jan 2024 10:05
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/50632

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