On evidence for language impact (and its absence)
“The impact of language on people living with long-term conditions: having the rug pulled out from underneath you” says Cochrane UK (link here), promising to offer evidence to support the claim. Have I been wrong, I thought. Continue reading “On evidence for language impact (and its absence)”
How about: do you need help?
I don’t know how many times I have read the sentence: “Be direct. Talk openly and matter-of-factly about suicide.” I have always thought that it was ambivalent to the point of uselessness. What does it mean to be direct? In this blogpost I want to explore it. Continue reading “How about: do you need help?”
Speaking about emotions
Lately, I’ve been directed to an article on analysing what patients with psychosis say in clinical interactions (link here). I think it’s a very good article, based on real-world data (clinical encounters), with a clear analytic framework. That said, I would like to comment one of the aspects of the paper. Continue reading “Speaking about emotions”
Overhearers and eavesdroppers
Some time ago, I had a conversation with a PhD student of mine. It was a good-humoured chat, with some laughter, via an internet communicator, which was interrupted by someone chuckling. It turned out that our conversation was listened to by the student’s husband, who was sitting outside the view of the camera. The student immediately commented that her husband was listening in and was secretly laughing. Although I was didn’t think it was a problem at all, I thought something profound had happened. Continue reading “Overhearers and eavesdroppers”