Annie Bartlett
Biographic Data
| ID | 5708862 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Annie Bartlett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Annie |
| FAMILY NAME | Bartlett |
| SIGNATURE | BARTLETT A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Royal Free Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5498-7141 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Anthropology and the individual
This chapter returns to a tension informing the whole book, that is the value of the psychiatric as opposed to the anthropological gaze. Although at one level an abstract debate, ideas about individual agency and personal responsibility versus the determining social imperatives of social science are key to both a neutral understanding to the strengths and weaknesses of health care organizations and to the attribution of blame when something goes …
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What same sex civil partnerships may mean for health
A growing number of countries have introduced a form of marriage or civil partnership registration for same sex couples. Marriage confers health benefits on heterosexual men and women and similar benefits could arise from same sex civil unions. The authors argue that legal and social recognition of same sex relationships may reduce discrimination, increase the stability of same sex relationships, and lead to better physical and mental health for …
A ‘bittersweet pill to swallow’
Two forms of compulsory mental healthcare and supervision in the community are provided within the Mental Health Act 1983: Supervised Discharge Orders (SDOs) and guardianship. At a time when the Government are proposing to extend powers of supervision over people with severe mental illness in the community, it is appropriate that service users' experiences of existing legislation are examined and reported. Despite a range of literature that prese…
Psychotherapists' approaches to gay and lesbian patients/clients
We used qualitative research methods to examine the core issues relating to the approaches of psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapists to gay and lesbian patients and clients. The paper begins with a review of the psychoanalytic approaches to gay and lesbian sexuality and continues with material of a clinical nature, providing information about the experience of lesbians and gay men in psychotherapy. It also explores the attitudes of the…
Behavioural Perspectives On a Sri Lankan Healing Ritual
The paper briefly discusses the way different disciplines have approached the study of illness and healing crossculturally. The theoretical advantages and difficulties of using a behavioural perspective are then outlined. This is then applied to the Sanni Demon ritual of the Sinhalese Buddhists; this ceremony is used to end demonic possession. It is acknowledged that the anthropological and psychoanalytic analyses are useful but it is also shown …
What same sex civil partnerships may mean for health
A growing number of countries have introduced a form of marriage or civil partnership registration for same sex couples. Marriage confers health benefits on heterosexual men and women and similar benefits could arise from same sex civil unions. The authors argue that legal and social recognition of same sex relationships may reduce discrimination, increase the stability of same sex relationships, and lead to better physical and mental health for …
A ‘bittersweet pill to swallow’
Two forms of compulsory mental healthcare and supervision in the community are provided within the Mental Health Act 1983: Supervised Discharge Orders (SDOs) and guardianship. At a time when the Government are proposing to extend powers of supervision over people with severe mental illness in the community, it is appropriate that service users' experiences of existing legislation are examined and reported. Despite a range of literature that prese…
Behavioural Perspectives On a Sri Lankan Healing Ritual
The paper briefly discusses the way different disciplines have approached the study of illness and healing crossculturally. The theoretical advantages and difficulties of using a behavioural perspective are then outlined. This is then applied to the Sanni Demon ritual of the Sinhalese Buddhists; this ceremony is used to end demonic possession. It is acknowledged that the anthropological and psychoanalytic analyses are useful but it is also shown …
Psychotherapists' approaches to gay and lesbian patients/clients
We used qualitative research methods to examine the core issues relating to the approaches of psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapists to gay and lesbian patients and clients. The paper begins with a review of the psychoanalytic approaches to gay and lesbian sexuality and continues with material of a clinical nature, providing information about the experience of lesbians and gay men in psychotherapy. It also explores the attitudes of the…
A ‘bittersweet pill to swallow’
Two forms of compulsory mental healthcare and supervision in the community are provided within the Mental Health Act 1983: Supervised Discharge Orders (SDOs) and guardianship. At a time when the Government are proposing to extend powers of supervision over people with severe mental illness in the community, it is appropriate that service users' experiences of existing legislation are examined and reported. Despite a range of literature that prese…
What same sex civil partnerships may mean for health
A growing number of countries have introduced a form of marriage or civil partnership registration for same sex couples. Marriage confers health benefits on heterosexual men and women and similar benefits could arise from same sex civil unions. The authors argue that legal and social recognition of same sex relationships may reduce discrimination, increase the stability of same sex relationships, and lead to better physical and mental health for …
Anthropology and the individual
This chapter returns to a tension informing the whole book, that is the value of the psychiatric as opposed to the anthropological gaze. Although at one level an abstract debate, ideas about individual agency and personal responsibility versus the determining social imperatives of social science are key to both a neutral understanding to the strengths and weaknesses of health care organizations and to the attribution of blame when something goes …
Secure Lives
Sociology (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)