Publications

This page includes selected publications by Ashley L. Peterson. You can also view my Contently portfolio here.

Books & Book Chapters

• Published by Mental Health @ Home Books:
  • A Brief History of Stigma (2021)
  • Making Sense of Psychiatric Diagnosis (2019)
  • Managing the Depression Puzzle (2021)
  • Psych Meds Made Simple (2019)

• Book chapter in The Silent Scream: An Anthology of Despair, Hope, and Struggle by Maria Alfieri

Journal Articles

You can also find me on Google Scholar.

• Peterson, A.L. (2017). Experiencing stigma as a nurse with mental illness. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 24(5), 314-321.
• Peterson, A.L. (2016). Finding identity and meaning as a nurse with a mental illness. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 30(5), 558-562.
• Peterson, A.L. (2015). A case for the use of autoethnography in nursing research. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 7(1), 226-233.
• Peterson, A.L. (2015). Being a mental health nurse with a mental illness: An autoethnography (Master’s thesis).
• Peterson, A.L. (2013). Integrating mental health and addictions services to improve client outcomes. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 34(10), 752-756.
• Peterson, A.L. (2013). Getting published for the first time: Tips for new graduate students. Nurse Author & Editor, 23(2).

Articles in Online Publications

• Bella Grace (June 2019). Turning outward
• Canadian Nurse (2014, Feb). It can happen to anyone: Reaching out
• Disability News Wire: Workplace Accommodations for People with Mental Illness
• I Am 1 in 4 (2018). Mental illness and the dreaded job interview
• Libero Magazine (2019)
  • Free from silence
  • How to manage working with a disability
• Mental Health Matters (2018)Evidence-based supplements for depression
• NAMI (2020). Why Stereotypes About Psychosis Are Harmful
• New Life Outlook (2018). My story
• Psychreg (2019). Blogging as a therapeutic tool for mental health
• Respect Yourself (2017). Using your voice for mental health
• Stigma Fighters. (2017). Personal story
• The Mighty:
  • I Don’t Want to Be Told How to Talk About My Mental Illness (2019)
  • Learning About Why Depression Makes Me So Slow (2020)
  • What it’s like to have lived through trauma but not have PTSD (2019)
• Time to Change (2018). Ron saw through my mental illness to see the real me
• Uncomfortable Revolution (2019). A Venetian romantic getaway for me and my depression
• Unsinkable (2020). Mental Health Professionals Aren’t Immune to Mental Illness
• Urevolution (2019). Depression on Vacation: A Not-So-Romantic Venetian Tale
• Visions: BC’s Mental Health and Addictions Journal (2014). On both sides of the desk: Working as a mental health nurse with a mental illness.

Guest Blog Posts & Interviews

• Facing the Challenges of Mental Health: Interview
• Happiness Between Tails:
  • Thank goodness for my thera-piggies
  • Self-publishing: It gets easier
• Panoramic Counseling: My therapy journal
• Renard’s World:
  • The dark side of psychiatry in the 20th century
  • “Shock therapy” – Fact & fiction
• Through Anxiety & Beyond: Friends
• Undercover Superhero: Interviewed for The reality of major depressive disorder

Other Writing Platforms

• Hubpages
• Medium: stories in various Medium publications, including Invisible Illness, The Startup, The Haven, The Writing Cooperative, P.S. I Love You, Candour, and Feel.Heal.Share
• Vocal