Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Paul Makin.
Design/methodology/approach
In this case study, part of the Remarkable Lives series, Paul gives a short account of his background and is then interviewed by Jerome.
Findings
Paul talks about his recovery from alcohol addiction, then a period of complete wellness, until he developed a psychosis. He talks about how unbearable his admission was to an acute unit.
Research limitations/implications
Every single story in the Remarkable Lives series teaches us something different about mental health problems. Paul’s story is no exception.
Practical implications
We need to think how we can make the admission process to hospital as peaceful and positive as we can. This is easier said than done.
Social implications
Paul suggests they need to get more recovery stories out there to the general public, so they can see it is possible to make a recovery from mental health problems.
Originality/value
I am not sure I have come across many people like Paul. He battled for many years with an alcohol addiction, which he managed to overcome. He then slowly developed a psychotic illness, which led to an acute admission. The process of recovery has now started a second time.
- Remarkable Lives: Paul Makin in conversation with Jerome Carson
- Paul MakinJerome Carson
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol.26(3), pp.201-205
- Emerald
- 999354908841; 2042-8316
- © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited
- UoA 4: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience; Psychology
- English
- Journal article
- 23/12/2021