Speaking of Sadness

Karp, David A.

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“…Each interview began by asking the respondent to tell the story of their epilepsy from the first moment they realised that something was wrong with them or were told that something was wrong with them, even if these events were not initially defined as epilepsy (see Karp 1996). The narrative extracts used in this paper were not altered from the original, apart from the introduction of background information and the altering of names in order to protect confidentiality.…”

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“…Conrad (1985) continued to research the theme, extending his original argument against the traditional conception that compliance and, more importantly, non-compliance, is situated in the doctor-patient interaction (see Schneider and Conrad 1983). The meaning of medication has also been developed within the study of depression (Karp 1996) and HIV/AIDS (Weitz 1989), among others.…”

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“…The use of stigma as an illness theme has also been utilised in the study of depression (Karp 1996), HIV/AIDS (Weitz 1989), cancer (Bloom andKessler 1994), and chronic illness in general (Charmaz 1992(Charmaz , 1994. Due to its rich heritage and consistent use as an analytical theme, stigma presents a unique arena through which to study the narrative practice employed by individuals with an epilepsy.…”

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Revisiting thematisation in the narrative study of epilepsy

Faircloth¹

1999

Sociology Health & Illness

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Taking as its point of departure the set of categorised themes developed by Schneider and Conrad in Having Epilepsy: The Experience and Control of Illness, the article focuses analytic attention on the individual theorising that produces these themes-in-action. Utilising 'illness narratives' of individuals with an epilepsy, I suggest that in qualitative sociological investigations into the illness experience there has been a narrative detachment from the very artfulness that articulates these themes. While there certainly is an appreciation of the experiential categorisation that individuals do within their storytelling in this genre of research, it has nevertheless been underappreciated in a tendency to consolidate what is told into workable thematic categories. In essence, the difference of experience has been placed aside, in many ways dictating what is looked for in the analysis itself.

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Revisiting thematisation in the narrative study of epilepsy

Faircloth¹

1999

Sociology Health & Illness

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“…Thus questions such as "Did you tell a doctor...", "Did you take medicine....." ) exclude a number of possibilities such as thinking about or agonising about telling a doctor, or talking to friends, family, as well as many others. And in view of the fact that research into experiences of depression shows that its development and reporting is a rather longterm process (Karp, 1996), the all-or-nothing world can hardly be considered useful.…”

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“…More significantly, the problem with the statement is that the two scholars position the symptoms as always fully developed, as if they appeared out of thin air, already in their full intensity. And yet, there is evidence to the contrary -people do not start with a fully formed depression, they experience what is referred to prodromal symptoms (for a review see Fava and Tossani, 2007), and indeed a number of unnamed experiences leading to the moment of acute crisis (Karp;1996;also Stoppard, 2000).…”

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Psychiatrists' accounts of clinical significance in depression

Galasiński¹

2012

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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Depression

Mossakowski

2014

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society

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An extensive social scientific literature has examined one of the most prevalent mental disorders in the world – depression. Social scientists are particularly interested in the extent to which symptoms of depression can inhibit social functioning, such as participating in daily activities. The symptoms used for clinical diagnosis of a major depressive disorder are highlighted, together with the measurement of depression in surveys of the general population. Furthermore, the controversy in the sociological literature is discussed, pertaining to the use of symptom scales versus diagnostic cut‐off measures of depression, and how to draw the line, so to speak, between diagnosed depression and normal sadness. Also, the groundbreaking findings of medical sociologists and social epidemiologists on the social risk factors of depression and the social stigma are examined. In sum, social scientists will continue to study symptoms of depression because they capture important differences in psychological distress and quality of life within our society.

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Speaking of Sadness

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Revisiting thematisation in the narrative study of epilepsy

Revisiting thematisation in the narrative study of epilepsy

Psychiatrists' accounts of clinical significance in depression

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