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Topography and mental distress: self-care in the life spaces of home

Tucker, I. M. and Smith, L.-A. (2014) Topography and mental distress: self-care in the life spaces of home. Journal of Health Psychology. 19(1), pp. 176-183. 1359-1053.

Item Type: Article
Abstract: This article develops a topological approach derived from Kurt Lewin to analyse the psychological life space/s produced in a mental health service user’s home. Drawing on arguments that space plays an important part in the organisation and management of mental distress, photographs of a service user’s home are analysed as topological spaces. The article argues that topological theory can contribute to community health psychology through framing psychological distress as spatially distributed, meaning individual bodies, environments and action are conceptualised as equally contributing to the organisation and management of health-related experience and activity.
Uncontrolled Keywords: community health psychology, context, distress, methodology, psychological theory
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R726.7 Health psychology
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental health services. Mental illness prevention > RA790.55 Community psychology
Creators: Tucker, Ian M and Smith, Lesley-Ann
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016)
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
Date: January 2014
Date Type: Publication
Page Range: pp. 176-183
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Health Psychology
Volume: 19
Number: 1
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105313500260
ISSN: 1359-1053
Status: Published / Disseminated
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/7071

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