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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Things matter: about materiality and recovery from mental health difficulties
Inger Beate LarsenTore Dag BøeAlain Toporsubject
Process (engineering)Emotionsrecovery03 medical and health sciencesmeshwork0302 clinical medicineEmpirical StudiesHumans030212 general & internal medicinematerial turning pointhuman becominglcsh:R5-920Materiality (auditing)030504 nursingMental DisordersHealth PolicyMental healthIssues ethics and legal aspectsVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800AestheticsFundamentals and skillslcsh:Medicine (General)0305 other medical sciencePsychologyDelivery of Health CareGerontologymental healthResearch Articledescription
ABSTRACT Purpose The aim of this study is to explore how material things might become involved in the recovery process of people with mental health difficulties. Method Empirical material from three different studies on various aspects concerning mental health issues that each of the authors had conducted was reanalysed through a phenomenological item analysis. Results We discovered that mundane objects such as a mobile phone, a bench, a door and a key have agency to contribute to peoples’ recovery and wellbeing. Things became agents that created contexts that initiated physical, social and emotional movements. Conclusion By giving attention to materiality we might become aware of the importance of things as agents in living in general and in recovery processes for people with mental health difficulties in particular.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-04 |