Chapter
Qualitative Research in Mental Health and Mental Illness
Abstract
In this chapter we present an overview of qualitative research in the mental health field. We provide an historical account of the vital role that qualitative methods have played in the development of theoretical and practice approaches of psychiatry, and their current use in contemporary mental health practice. We consider how different approaches to qualitative research are used to advance knowledge and understanding of mental health, mental …
Authors
Gewurtz R; Moll S; Poole JM; Gruhl KR
Book title
Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Series
Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability
Volume
4
Pagination
pp. 203-223
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2016
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4939-2920-7_13