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Mental Health and Identity: The Evaluation of a Drop-in Centre

Hall, Sarah; Cheston, Richard

Authors

Sarah Hall



Abstract

This paper is based on interviews with users of a drop-in centre run by a voluntary group. Using a grounded theory approach the paper argues that individuals' use of the drop-in is linked to the discursive strategies that they have developed to cope with stigma. Tajfel's Social Identity Theory is employed as a framework to examine how users manage the threat to their identity posed by the diagnosis and experience of mental illness. The implications of this research are examined within the context of the empowerment paradigm of mental health. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Citation

Hall, S., & Cheston, R. (2002). Mental Health and Identity: The Evaluation of a Drop-in Centre. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 12(1), 30-43. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.639

Journal Article Type Review
Publication Date Jan 1, 2002
Deposit Date Nov 11, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
Print ISSN 1052-9284
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 12
Issue 1
Pages 30-43
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.639
Keywords mental health, identity, drop-in centre
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1080822
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/casp.639