The language of psychiatric discourse: power and imbalance

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SEWELL, Freya (2018). The language of psychiatric discourse: power and imbalance. Mental Health Nursing, 38 (3), 8-13. [Article]

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Abstract

This paper examines the use and importance of language in mental health nursing. It argues that the language of psychiatric discourse establishes unhelpful power imbalance, difference and distance between persons and mental health nurses, between ‘them’ and ‘us’.

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https://pocketmags.com/mental-health-nursing-magaz...

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8-13

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