Qualitative Research Methods In Mental Health And Psychotherapy Paperback

This book provides a user-friendly introduction to the qualitative methods most commonly used in the mental health and psychotherapy arena. * Chapters are written by leading researchers and the editors are experienced qualitative researchers, clinical trainers, and mental health practitioners * Provides chapter-by-chapter guidance on conducting a qualitative study from across a range of approaches * Offers guidance on how to review and appraise existing qualitative literature, how to choose the most appropriate method, and how to consider ethical issues * Demonstrates how specific methods have been applied to questions in mental health research * Uses examples drawn from recent research, including research with service users, in mental health practice and in psychotherapy

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9780470663707

English

John Wiley And Sons Ltd

30 Aug 2011

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David Harper is Reader in Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. He is co-author of Deconstructing Psychopathology (1995) and Psychology & Mental Health: From Disorder to Experience (2011). His research focuses on critical psychology and social constructionist approaches in mental health . Andrew R. Thompson is Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and Director of Research Training, at the NHS Clinical Psychology Training Unit, University of Sheffield. He is also Clinical Health Psychologist at the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust and a practitioner of Cognitive Analytic Therapy

David Harper

Andrew R. Thompson

In a field that at times feels dominated by obfuscating jargon and a cult-like zeal, the editors have produced an accessible, illuminating text that will be of great value to those wishing to gain an introduction to this essential and developing area of mental health research. (The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1 May 2012)