Literature and the Arts Perspectives on Psychiatry for the Person

Sukhanova, Ekaterina; Thomashoff, Hans-Otto; Thoret, Yves

doi:10.5750/ijpcm.v1i1.39

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“…), culture (Fabrega & Wintrob ), literature and the arts (Sukhanova et al . ), the service user and family (Wallcraft et al . ) and narrative (Lewis ).…”

Section: Part Two: Conceptual Bases Of Mental Health Nursingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting critical perspectives in mental health nursing education

McKie

Naysmith

2013

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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This paper explores themes relevant to mental health nursing using the example of one educational module of a nursing degree. The authors argue that the educational preparation of mental health nursing students in higher education must address certain contested philosophical, conceptual, social and ethical dimensions of contemporary mental health care practice. These themes are discussed within the context of a third-year mental health nursing module within a Scottish nursing degree programme. By interlinking epistemology and ontology, the notion of student as 'critical practitioner', involving the encouragement of 'critical thinking', is developed. This is shown via engagement with parallel perspectives of the sciences and the humanities in mental health. Narratives of student nurse engagement with selected literary texts demonstrate the extent to which issues of knowledge, self-awareness and personal development are central to a student's professional journey as they progress through an academic course. The paper concludes by suggesting that these 'critical perspectives' have important wider implications for curriculum design in nursing education. Insights from critical theory can equip nurse educators to challenge consumerist tendencies within contemporary higher education by encouraging them to remain knowledgeable, critical and ethically sensitive towards the needs of their students.

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“…), culture (Fabrega & Wintrob ), literature and the arts (Sukhanova et al . ), the service user and family (Wallcraft et al . ) and narrative (Lewis ).…”

Section: Part Two: Conceptual Bases Of Mental Health Nursingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting critical perspectives in mental health nursing education

McKie

Naysmith

2013

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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“…art fosters cooperative communication in which dignity and individuality of a mental health patient may be affirmed'. 14 The power of the visual medium to depict abstract themes and to animate deeply subjective experiences is strikingly evident in the oeuvre of Richard Dadd, a 19thcentury artist who was diagnosed with a psychotic illness and spent the majority of his adult life involuntarily confined to Bethlem and Broadmoor asylums. In 'The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke' (Figure 2), Dadd depicts a crowded scene of folkloric characters, rendered in minute detail, calling to mind a Lilliputian hallucination.…”

Section: Exploring and Understanding Differences In Perceptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…art fosters cooperative communication in which dignity and individuality of a mental health patient may be affirmed’. 14…”

Section: Exploring and Understanding Differences In Perceptionmentioning

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Therapeutic frames – exploring the relationship between psychiatry and visual art

Selikowitz

2020

Australas Psychiatry

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Objectives: While mental illness has long been associated with states of heightened creativity, the intersection between psychiatry and art warrants further exploration. This paper seeks to examine some fundamental concerns common to both disciplines, highlighting the therapeutic potential of visual art within psychiatric practice. Conclusions: Psychiatry and art are both concerned with the visual embodiment of abstract internal states, compelling us to deconstruct surface appearances in the pursuit of deeper meaning. Both also offer a window into the manifold ways in which others perceive the world. In a practical sense, art has significant therapeutic value, providing patients and clinicians with novel ways of processing emotions and fostering self-expression and agency.

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