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OverviewHearing (Our) Voices describes two innovative participatory action research projects - one on communication with medical professionals, the other on housing - carried out by a group of people diagnosed with schizophrenia under the guidance of Professor Barbara Schneider. Participants designed the research, conducted interviews and focus groups, participated in data analysis, and disseminated research results through a number of innovative strategies including theatre performances, a documentary film, a graphic novel, and a travelling exhibit. Emerging from these projects is the central and significant finding that people diagnosed with schizophrenia are caught between their dependence on care and their longing for independent lives. The research presented in Hearing (Our) Voices points to a way to resolve this paradox and transform lives through the inclusion of people diagnosed with schizophrenia in research, in decision-making about their own treatment and housing, and in public discourse about schizophrenia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara SchneiderPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.280kg ISBN: 9781442610101ISBN 10: 1442610107 Pages: 196 Publication Date: 01 April 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'Hearing (Our) Voices will help change public perceptions of schizophrenia. Using the voices and perspectives of those diagnosed with the illness, this moving work provides concrete suggestions for change and highlights the great potential of individuals for improving their quality of life and care.'--Miya Narushima, Department of Community Health Sciences, Brock University Author InformationBarbara Schneider is an associate professor in the Communication Studies Program at the University of Calgary. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |