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'Listen to my madness': understanding the experiences of people with serious mental illness
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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 | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
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Journal or Publication Title: | SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS | ||||
Publisher: | BLACKWELL PUBLISHING | ||||
ISSN: | 0141-9889 | ||||
Official Date: | July 2005 | ||||
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Volume: | 27 | ||||
Number: | 5 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 21 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 649-669 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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