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.

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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’.

Item Type: Article
Page Range: 8-13
SWORD Depositor: Symplectic Elements
Depositing User: Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited: 30 Mar 2023 09:53
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2023 14:46
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/30689

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