The role of the 'ambiguous home' in service users' management of their mental health

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ID3147754
AuthorsJames Lowe (0000-0001-8575-0924, Independent Scholar, London, UK), Geoffrey Deverteuil (0000-0003-3036-9303, Cardiff University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume23
Issue3
Pages443-459
Publication date2022-03-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14649365.2020.1744706
OpenAlexW3011122115
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited43

Research on mental health geographies and housing has focused on pattern and distribution, rather than social and cultural constructions of home. Here we attempt to understand meanings and roles of home for individuals with mental illness in the UK within the context of a deep-seated housing crisis. The discussion is sharpened by the notion of the ambiguous home, ranging from a place for retreat, separation or even isolation from the world, with experiences of recovery, stability or wellness, to home as something more negative, in which distress or illness flourished, and in which people became entrapped or from which they sought relief. Three themes crosscut this range of experiences: home as material object; home as relational; and home as rhythm

Context (archaeology · Distress · Isolation (microbiology · Mental distress · Mental health · Mental illness · Object (grammar · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Public relations · Social isolation · Sociology · History · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology

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