| Making sense of traumatic experiences: telling your life with fragile X syndrome. | |
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PMID: 15200798 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The discourse of individuals with fragile X syndrome has been described as fragmented, tangential, and associatively connected, resulting in autobiographical narratives that are incoherent and difficult to understand. In this article, the authors discuss the case of an adolescent female with moderate mental retardation due to fragile X syndrome. The analysis of her autobiographical stories, rather than being primarily reflective of cognitive impoverishment, reveals a different--narrative--mode of thought. The authors present and examine some of her narratives in terms of their specific functions: communication, coherence, exploration, distancing, and evaluation. Their findings suggest that narrative analysis can be an important complement to traditional neuropsychological assessment. |
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Authors:
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Maria I Medved; Jens Brockmeier |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Qualitative health research Volume: 14 ISSN: 1049-7323 ISO Abbreviation: Qual Health Res Publication Date: 2004 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-06-17 Completed Date: 2004-08-05 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9202144 Medline TA: Qual Health Res Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 741-59 Citation Subset: T |
Affiliation:
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New School University, New York, USA. |
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Adolescent Child Abuse / psychology Emigration and Immigration Female Fragile X Syndrome / psychology* Humans Interviews as Topic Mental Retardation / psychology Narration* Neuropsychology North America Stress Disorders, Traumatic / psychology* |
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