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A discursive approach to narrative accounts of hearing voices and recovery

Goldsmith, LP (2011) A discursive approach to narrative accounts of hearing voices and recovery. Psychosis, 4 (3). pp. 235-245. ISSN 1752-2439 https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2011.590599
SGUL Authors: Goldsmith, Lucy Pollyanna

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Abstract

Substantive objective: To research the range of discursive constructions ‘recovered’ voice hearers employ to describe hearing voices and the implications for positioning and subjectivity (what can be thought and felt) using each construction. Methodological objective and method: To explore a ‘sympathetic’ application of Foucauldian discourse analysis, adapting Willig’s (2008 Willig, C. 2008. Introducing Qualitative Research in Psychology, Maidenhead: Open University Press. ) method, analysing two published accounts. Results and conclusions: Heterogeneous discursive constructions for talking about hearing voices were identified, including: ‘many-’selves’’, ‘taking-the-lead-in-your-own-recovery’, ‘voices-as-an-’imagined-world’’ and ‘voices-as-a-coping-strategy-for-dealing-with-trauma’. The discourse of the biomedical model was not prominent, suggesting alternate discursive constructions may create subjects with a greater capacity for ‘living with voices’ and create a subjectivity from which vantage point the experience holds meaning and value and can be integrated into life experiences. This research may have useful clinical applications for mental health services aiming to collaboratively explore service users’ ways of understanding hearing voices.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Psychosis on 04/08/2011, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17522439.2011.590599
Keywords: 1701 Psychology, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1117 Public Health And Health Services
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH)
Journal or Publication Title: Psychosis
ISSN: 1752-2439
Dates:
DateEvent
4 August 2011Published
19 May 2011Accepted
Publisher License: Publisher's own licence
URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/108189
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2011.590599

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