Sometimes the mind tests us. Conflicts we cannot resolve ourselves, diseases that imprison us, and limits that we find hard to overcome... As a field of experimentation par excellence, genre literature could become therapy or representation, escape route or metaphor for minds in conflict. The participants in this round table are certain of this, given that they have addressed serious problems and diseases in their novels. One of them is Jose Valenzuela, the scriptwriter of Locura. Un elogio de la diferencia (Norma Editorial) / Nou elogi de la follia (Comanegra), a graphic novel illustrated by the possible surprise guest on this round table, Alfredo Borés, who will discuss mental health from a personal perspective with fantastical touches. Likewise, the Andalusia native Verónica Cervilla addresses Parkinson's disease in a fantastical plot overlaid with terror in Quién cuidará de ti (Literup), a Ripley Novel Award winner. In turn, Laia Ruiz Mingote chooses to merge science fiction and realism in Memor.IA (FoscaNetworks), a book that examines the possibilities that artificial intelligence may help people suffering from Alzheimer’s. Solutions for ills that have not yet been eradicated? Reflections on wounds that engage in dialogue with fiction? Referents that help us to rethink and to rethink ourselves? The psychologist and therapist Marina Vivó, who specialises in genre readings, will be in charge of asking these and other pressing questions.