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The Role of the Hippocampus Concerning Personal Narrative Construction and Mental Health Signifying Positive Health Outcomes Through a Narrative Development Process
Nash, C. (2024). A Narrative Development Process to Enhance Mental Health Considering Recent Hippocampus Research. The Archives of Psychiatry, 2(1), 6-19.
Nash, C. (2024). A Narrative Development Process to Enhance Mental Health Considering Recent Hippocampus Research. The Archives of Psychiatry, 2(1), 6-19.
Nash, C. (2024). A Narrative Development Process to Enhance Mental Health Considering Recent Hippocampus Research. The Archives of Psychiatry, 2(1), 6-19.
Nash, C. (2024). A Narrative Development Process to Enhance Mental Health Considering Recent Hippocampus Research. The Archives of Psychiatry, 2(1), 6-19.
Abstract
Concerning the hippocampal mechanisms that simultaneously function to map environmental position and to generate episodic memories, a developing consensus emerged by the early 21st century. The hippocampus was recognized as embodying the primary location of personal narrative development, with the ability to create stable and coherent narrative largely representing the mental health of individuals. Determining recent advances regarding the relationship among the hippocampus, narrative, and mental health, a limited, six-database review was conducted for peer reviewed articles published since 2019. Of the 127 records located, 14 reports were included for study. The results support the necessity of creating and maintaining a stable and coherent narrative as fundamental to human mental health such that facts will be distorted in personal accounts, sleep will be disrupted, and DNA altered to retain one’s personal narratives. With narrative development fundamental to human mental health, a goal of interventions concerning hippocampal function and positive health outcomes is enhancing personal narratives in providing individuals with the ability to construct and recall those that are robust and effective. One such intervention that has proven successful in this regard, the Health Narratives Research Process, is outlined with its most recent results presented, offering opportunity for further such research.
Keywords
hippocampus; narrative; mental health; positive health outcomes
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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