Virtual special issue in support of Autoethnography in Mental Health Conference

The following content from Mental Health and Social Inclusion Journal has been selected around the themes of the ‘Autoethnography in Mental Health: Multidisciplinary Perspectives’ International Conference being held at the University of Greater Manchester 9-12 September 2025.

This content is in free access for the duration of the event and until end September 2025.

Grant, A. (2023), “Crafting and recognising good enough autoethnographies: a practical guide and checklist.”  Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 27 No. 3, pp.196-209. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-01-2023-0009

Gonot-Schoupinsky, F., Weeks, M., and Carson, J. (2023), “You can end up in a happy place” (Voyce): a role for positive autoethnography.” Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 380-391. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-02-2023-0021

Hopkinson, P., and Niklasson, M. (2024), “A life through the looking glass: the development of a qualitative method, International Digital Collaborative Autoethnographic Psychobiography.” Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 28 No.6, pp.1309-1324. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-04-2024-0050

Hopkinson, P., Voyce, A., and Carson, J. (2021), “Syd Barrett took a left turn and never came back, Andrew Voyce did. Why?" Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 25 No. 4, pp. 385-395. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-06-2021-0031

Green, B., and Stanworth, J. (2023), “The weight of the keys”: two autoethnographic accounts of how mental health nursing has changed over the decades.” Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 28 No. 5, pp. 811-820. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-09-2023-0097

Wong, P., and Gonot-Schoupinsky, F. (2024), “Mental health and meaning: a positive autoethnographic case study of Paul Wong.” Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 29 No. 1, pp. 66-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-06-2024-0092

Mayer, C-H., Gonot-Schoupinsky, F. (2024), “Mental health, positive psychology and leadership: a positive autoethnographic account of Claude-Helénè Mayer.” Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 28 No. 6, pp. 1337-1347. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-04-2024-0054

Voyce, A., and Carson, J. (2020), “Our lives in three parts: an autoethnographic account of two undergraduates and their respective psychiatric careers.” Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 197-205. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-07-2020-0045

Hopkinson, P., Bryngelsson, P., Voyce, A., Niklasson, M., and Carson, J. (2023), “A tale of two Peters: an analysis of the life of Peter Green using collaborative/community autoethnography and digital team ethnography.” Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-09-2022-0062