S T Cowan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6468878 |
|---|---|
| NAME | S T Cowan |
| GIVEN NAMES | S T |
| FAMILY NAME | Cowan |
| SIGNATURE | COWAN S T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Abertay University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A randomised control crossover trial of a theory based intervention to improve sun-safe and healthy behaviours in construction workers
ISRCTN15888934 retrospectively registered 15.01.2018
Building Social Inclusion for Rural Older People Using Information and Communication Technologies
The literature identifies rural, older people as at risk of social exclusion, as a result of rural disadvantage. In this context, improved access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) has potential to build social inclusion, yet current evidence shows that rural, older people are the lowest current users of technology. This paper draws on the practice and local knowledge of rural practitioners from one Victorian region in order to …
How expert psychiatrists formulate criticisms of lay descriptions of psychiatry in front of a lay audience
How do experts make their own expertise relevant in offering criticisms of non-experts when what they say is, itself, addressed to a radio audience of non-experts? Discourse analysis of 13 interviews between a professional journalist and practicing psychiatrists from the United Kingdom and the United States examined how interviewees challenged others' versions of psychiatric expertise. Analysis focused on how these descriptions were rhetorically …
Recovery in mental health policy
This article explores current positions on ‘recovery’ in Scottish mental health policy and the practical limitations of these positions from a rhetorical perspective. It is not our intention to conduct a formal policy analysis but rather to open up an argumentative space for thinking critically about recovery. In adopting a rhetorical perspective, we are concerned not with the quality of evidence in support of recovery per se, but with the qualit…
When the business of sharing treatment decisions is not the same as shared decision making
Although shared decision making (SDM) in general practice continues to be promoted as a highly desirable means of conducting consultations it is rarely observed in practice. The aim of this study is to identify the discursive features and conversational strategies particular to the negotiation and sharing of treatment decisions in order to understand why SDM is not yet embedded into routine practice. Consultations from Scottish general practices …
Nimby syndrome and public consultation policy
The relocation of mental health services from an institutional to community base in different parts of the UK has witnessed incidents of public opposition in relation to the establishment of community mental health projects. It has been argued that this not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) syndrome is partly a result of the attitudes held by the public towards people with mental health problems. The present paper reports some findings from a study of commu…
Understanding public opinion relating to the establishment of community mental health facilities
This paper demonstrates a novel approach to investigating the problem of public opposition to community mental health facilities. With the move towards community care, organizations setting up mental health facilities have encountered public opposition. It has been argued that this is due, in part, to the attitudes held by the public towards mentally ill people. A knowledge and understanding of attitudes towards this client group therefore has th…
Building Social Inclusion for Rural Older People Using Information and Communication Technologies
The literature identifies rural, older people as at risk of social exclusion, as a result of rural disadvantage. In this context, improved access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) has potential to build social inclusion, yet current evidence shows that rural, older people are the lowest current users of technology. This paper draws on the practice and local knowledge of rural practitioners from one Victorian region in order to …
Nimby syndrome and public consultation policy
The relocation of mental health services from an institutional to community base in different parts of the UK has witnessed incidents of public opposition in relation to the establishment of community mental health projects. It has been argued that this not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) syndrome is partly a result of the attitudes held by the public towards people with mental health problems. The present paper reports some findings from a study of commu…
When the business of sharing treatment decisions is not the same as shared decision making
Although shared decision making (SDM) in general practice continues to be promoted as a highly desirable means of conducting consultations it is rarely observed in practice. The aim of this study is to identify the discursive features and conversational strategies particular to the negotiation and sharing of treatment decisions in order to understand why SDM is not yet embedded into routine practice. Consultations from Scottish general practices …
Understanding public opinion relating to the establishment of community mental health facilities
This paper demonstrates a novel approach to investigating the problem of public opposition to community mental health facilities. With the move towards community care, organizations setting up mental health facilities have encountered public opposition. It has been argued that this is due, in part, to the attitudes held by the public towards mentally ill people. A knowledge and understanding of attitudes towards this client group therefore has th…
Nimby syndrome and public consultation policy
The relocation of mental health services from an institutional to community base in different parts of the UK has witnessed incidents of public opposition in relation to the establishment of community mental health projects. It has been argued that this not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) syndrome is partly a result of the attitudes held by the public towards people with mental health problems. The present paper reports some findings from a study of commu…
How expert psychiatrists formulate criticisms of lay descriptions of psychiatry in front of a lay audience
How do experts make their own expertise relevant in offering criticisms of non-experts when what they say is, itself, addressed to a radio audience of non-experts? Discourse analysis of 13 interviews between a professional journalist and practicing psychiatrists from the United Kingdom and the United States examined how interviewees challenged others' versions of psychiatric expertise. Analysis focused on how these descriptions were rhetorically …
Recovery in mental health policy
This article explores current positions on ‘recovery’ in Scottish mental health policy and the practical limitations of these positions from a rhetorical perspective. It is not our intention to conduct a formal policy analysis but rather to open up an argumentative space for thinking critically about recovery. In adopting a rhetorical perspective, we are concerned not with the quality of evidence in support of recovery per se, but with the qualit…
When the business of sharing treatment decisions is not the same as shared decision making
Although shared decision making (SDM) in general practice continues to be promoted as a highly desirable means of conducting consultations it is rarely observed in practice. The aim of this study is to identify the discursive features and conversational strategies particular to the negotiation and sharing of treatment decisions in order to understand why SDM is not yet embedded into routine practice. Consultations from Scottish general practices …
Building Social Inclusion for Rural Older People Using Information and Communication Technologies
The literature identifies rural, older people as at risk of social exclusion, as a result of rural disadvantage. In this context, improved access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) has potential to build social inclusion, yet current evidence shows that rural, older people are the lowest current users of technology. This paper draws on the practice and local knowledge of rural practitioners from one Victorian region in order to …
A randomised control crossover trial of a theory based intervention to improve sun-safe and healthy behaviours in construction workers
ISRCTN15888934 retrospectively registered 15.01.2018
Political science (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)