U članku se razmatra shvaćanje mentalnog poremećaja kao predodžbe, na tragu epistemičkog naslijeđa Kanta i Schopenhauera, koje predstavlja sastavni dio suvremenog shvaćanja mentalnog zdravlja kao zdravog »narativa« ili životne priče. Nadalje, u radu se razmatra evoluciju razumijevanja bolesti u psihijatriji i postepeni povratak lacanovske psihoanalize i klasične psihijatrije, koje svojim ključnim pojmovima utiru put srastanju klasične psihoterapije i suvremene filozofske prakse u onome što se može nazvati integrativnom psihoterapijom. The paper discusses the conceptualisation of mental disorder as a representation, rather than an illness, and relates this perspective to the modern understanding of mental health as a healthy »narrative« or life story. The author proceeds to briefly consider the evolution of concepts of illness in psychiatry and a gradual reappearance of Lacanian psychoanalysis and psychiatry. The key concepts of Lacanian psychotherapy pave the way to a growing together of standard psychotherapy and modern philosophical practice within the novel concept of integrative psychotherapy.