Communities, psychotherapeutic innovation and the diversity of international qualitative research in mental health. Issue 4 (1st October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Harper, David
• Is Part Of: European journal of psychotherapy, counselling, and health. Volume 18:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 401
• Page End: 414
• Publication Date: 2016-10-01
• Subjects: Counseling -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Europe -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Europe -- Periodicals; 616.891405
• DOI: 10.1080/13642537.2016.1260622
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-2537

Abstract

Abstract: The articles in this special issue are hugely varied in terms of their country of origin (Brazil, Finland, Italy, Malaysia and the UK); theoretical influences (e.g. Lacanian theory, cultural-historical approaches and relational theories) and method of qualitative analysis (e.g. content and thematic analyses, Lacanian discourse analysis, Grounded theory, ethnography and auto-ethnography). In this commentary, I will discuss each article in turn before moving on to address some common issues including: the relationship between therapeutic innovation and research; differing implicit models of subjectivity; the need for theoretically pluralistic approaches to interpretation; and the need to incorporate the views of service users.