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This is survivor research
Auteur(s)
- Angela Sweeney
- Peter Beresford
- Alison Faulkner
- Mary Nettle
- Diana Rose
Référence
Sweeney, Angela ; Beresford, Peter ; Faulkner, Alison ; Nettle, Mary ; Rose, Diana (Dir.), (2009), This is survivor research, Ross-on-Wye: PCCS Books EdsDomaines de recherche appliquée
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Commentaire du Centre Ressources
- Wallcraft, Jan, From Activist to Researcher and part-way back, pp. 132-139
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This book constitutes a bible of research conducted by ex-users and survivors of psychiatry. It demonstrates the significant development of this research in the field of social sciences and the paradigm shift through research carried out by people who until recently were seen as research "subjects". Written by the pioneers of this research approach, this book was the very first to give the details of its theory and practice, as well as examples of research projects and advice for those wishing to carry out their own project. Using convincing arguments, each chapter describes the ways in which mental health research can benefit from direct user participation.
Research conducted by survivors of psychiatry challenges, in different ways, the idea that madness is not part of the spectrum of human experience. From the simple fact that this research exists, its level of interrogation, its respect for subjectivity, its refusal to distance researcher from research, its critique of “knowledge”, “power” and “unbiased” research, and its own hierarchy of evidence, as well as its “empowerment” methodologies. All these challenges are based on the revolutionary idea that madness is an integral part of human experience.
The following chapters of this book are especially relevant:
- Straughan, Heather Johnson, Influencing change: User or researcher? Elitism in research, pp. 107-119.
This author has succeeded in both working within classical academic research and in bringing forward the point of view of her peers (p. 117). She has been able to collaborate within existing power structures, in what she calls this “grey area”. In turn, professionals have been able to personalize their approaches and therapies.
- Faulkner, Alison; Tallis, Debbie, Survivor research: Ethics approval and ethical practice, pp. 53-62.
This chapter describes the initiatives of psychiatric users/survivors in the field of research, such as the “Strategies for living” programme of the Mental Health Foundation in the United Kingdom. They address the need for an equitable relationship between researchers and research participants and the lack of understanding of both the vulnerability and the capacity of active participants (p.60).
- Wallcraft, Jan, From Activist to Researcher and part-way back, pp. 132-139
In this chapter, Ms Wallcraft, Director of the Service User Research Group of England (SURGE) criticizes the rarely-challenged current policy of scientific and technical research. Insipred by Foucault, she explains how her work allows a better understanding of how scientific knowledge is built on the basis of a political and social approach.
- Armes, David, Getting better in theory: Creating then using a Foucauldian mental health service user/survivor theoretical standpoint in my own journey of recovery, pp. 140-153
Mr. Armes explains how the dominant discourse on mental health cannot have absolute validity, even if the users and survivors of psychiatry are obliged to live according to this viewpoint. For him, to assert his own subjective truth through research is absolutely essential to his own mental health (p.150). As a user, he has been successful in obtaining more information on the impacts and experiences of users who have undergone ECT treatments.