The politics of methodology in 'post-medical geography': Mental health research and the interview

Health and Place

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-353

  Parr, Hester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interviewing; Mental health; Post medical geography; Psychoanalysis; Qualitative methodologies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 0032408429     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(98)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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