Discourse analysis and the experience of ECT

Hannah Frith; Lucy Johnstone

doi:10.1348/147608305X26657

Discourse analysis and the experience of ECT

Hannah Frith, Lucy Johnstone

University of Brighton

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The authors present a discourse analysis of an influential paper on the experience of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). By focusing on how patients are construed in this article, they deconstruct theways in which the case for ECTas ‘helpful and not particularly frightening’ is made. They argue that, as with all academic writing, a discourse of scientific objectivity can be used to privilege certain views and promote certain interests.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	189-203
Number of pages	15
Journal	Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
Volume	78
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1348/147608305X26657
Publication status	Published - Jun 2005

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