Beyond Otherness
Controllability and Location in Mental Health Service Clients' Representations of Mental Health Problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4229362 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Juliet L H Foster (University of Cambridge), Juliet Foster (0000-0002-0801-4429, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 632-644 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053030085012 |
| PMID | 19177722 |
| OpenAlex | W2118636743 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 27 |
This paper focuses on a multimethod qualitative study of the social representations of mental health problems held by clients of the mental health services. Clients appear to represent mental health within representational projects, and, in the course of these projects, situate mental health problems at various points within a twodimensional representational structure comprising controllability and location. It will be suggested that the element of Otherness, so integral to public representations of mental ill health, is therefore significantly more complicated in clients' representations. Similarly, the interaction between these two dimensions suggests that clients move beyond the professional divide between psychosis and neurosis. The implications of these results will be briefly considered
Mental health · Neurosis · Psychiatry · Public health · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,68 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |