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The aim of this chapter is to illustrate the use of Conversation Analysis for understanding the relational nature of what is conventionally called ‘madness/mental illness’. It begins with a brief presentation of Labelling Theory, a sociological approach based on the analysis of social reactions to normative deviations. The section introduces the psycho-sociological concepts that are relevant to the process of identification of a particular deviance as ‘mental illness’ and its normalisation, stabilisation, and/or amplification with focus on the interactions within the family and psychiatry services.
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• Buttny, R. (1993). Social accountability in communication. London, New York, New Delhi: Sage.
• Sacks, H. (1992). Lectures on conversation (Vols. I-II). Oxford: Blackwell.
• Spink, M. J. P. (1999). Making sense of illness experiences. In M. Murray & K. Chamberlain (Eds.), Qualitative health psychology (pp. 83–97). London: Sage.
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Lisboa, M.S., Spink, M.J.P. (2016). The Process of Social Labelling of Mental Illness: An Analysis of Family Conversations. In: O’Reilly, M., Lester, J.N. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Adult Mental Health. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137496850_13
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