Giving voice?
Today I want to write about the claim we, qualitative researchers, often make about our research. We say that we give voice to those who speak to us. But do we? Continue reading “Giving voice?”
What happened to me?
“What happened to you?” This is a very popular question in psychology, psychotherapy and, perhaps, psychiatry now. So, perhaps it’s time I wrote about it. I suspect I will get (again) some stick for my post. Continue reading “What happened to me?”
Think, doctor!
Today I want to write about a brief fragment of an exchange between a patient and a doctor:
- Patient: I feel like I’m choking & it’s really scaring me.
- Doctor: So, what would you like to have come out of this consultation?
Battle of models
I was following the conference on the psychological and social approaches to psychosis (#ISPS2017UK). One of the tweets included Jim van Os’ juxtaposition of the medical recovery model with the personal one. In this post I want to offer comments of a linguist.