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1 online resource. |
| Series |
The language of mental health |
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Language of mental health.
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| Contents |
1. Critical Turn to Language in the Field of Mental Health -- 2. History of Mental Health and Mental Illness -- 3. Classification Systems and Diagnostic Processes -- 4. Critical Perspectives in Psychiatry: Anti- and Critical Psychiatry -- 5. Models of Disability and the Translation to Psychiatric Categories -- 6. Constructions of Stigma -- 7. Rhetoric of Evidence-Based Practice -- 8. Language-Based Methodologies for Studying Mental Health -- 9. Empirical Examples: Language, Mental Health, and Therapeutic Approaches -- 10. Empirical Examples: Language and Child Mental Health -- 11. Conclusions: Thinking About the Future of Mental Health. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 17, 2017). |
| Summary |
This book explores social constructionism and the language of mental distress. Mental health research has traditionally been dominated by genetic and biomedical explanations that provide only partial explanations. However, process research that utilises qualitative methods has grown in popularity. Situated within this new strand of research, the authors examine and critically assess some of the different contributions that social constructionism has made to the study of mental distress and to how those diagnosed are conceptualized and labeled. This will be an invaluable introduction and source of practical strategies for academics, researchers and students as well as clinical practitioners, mental health professionals, and others working with mental health such as educationalists and social workers. |
| Subject |
Mental health -- Social aspects.
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Social constructionism.
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Language arts.
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Mental health.
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HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General.
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MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL / Diseases.
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MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL / Internal Medicine.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lester, Jessica Nina.
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| ISBN |
9783319600956 (electronic bk.) |
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3319600958 (electronic bk.) |
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9783319600949 |
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331960094X |
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