UNSPECIFIED (2005) 'Listen to my madness': understanding the experiences of people with serious mental illness. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS, 27 (5). pp. 649-669. ISSN 0141-9889

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Abstract

This article explores the salience of disability theory for understanding the experiences of people with serious mental illness. Drawing on data from a focus group study, we suggest that users experience both impairment ( as embodied irrationality) which can, in itself, be oppressive, and also have to manage their lives within a largely disabling society. We outline some of the strategies adopted by users to manage their situation and ensure they access and receive health services, and illustrate how these are a result of the complex relationship between disability and impairment. We suggest that using a framework of the social model of disability provides a useful way of understanding and making sense of the experience of users with serious mental illness.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Journal or Publication Title:	SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS
Publisher:	BLACKWELL PUBLISHING
ISSN:	0141-9889
Date:	July 2005
Volume:	27
Number:	5
Number of Pages:	21
Page Range:	pp. 649-669
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/6806

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