Examining Mental Health through Social Constructionism The Language of Mental Health /

• Main Authors: O'Reilly, Michelle (Author), Lester, Jessica Nina (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: The Language of Mental Health
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychiatry.; Sociology > Research.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Health psychology.; Critical psychology.; Health Psychology.; Critical Psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Research Methodology.

This book explores social constructionism and the language of mental distress. Mental health research has traditionally been dominated by genetic and biomedical explanations that provide only partial explanations. However, process research that utilises qualitative methods has grown in popularity. S...