How to use microhistory methodology in mental health research

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Raeburn, Toby, Zugai, Joel, Liston, Carol, Saunders, Paul and Doyle, Kerrie. (2023). How to use microhistory methodology in mental health research. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 44(1), pp. 71-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2022.2129532
AuthorsRaeburn, Toby, Zugai, Joel, Liston, Carol, Saunders, Paul and Doyle, Kerrie
Abstract

Incorporating anthropological principles, microhistory is a research methodology useful for exploring the interplay between ordinary people and social abstractions such as, the market, social systems, and governments. In this paper, the background and characteristics of microhistory are described, and a novel six-stage approach for conducting microhistories in mental healthcare is introduced. Each stage of the process is illustrated using sections from a microhistory focussed on the earliest recorded case comparison between British colonial mental healthcare and Aboriginal Australian traditional healing. Microhistory provides a way to uncover new insights about past mental healthcare, which may contribute to re-conceptualisations of modern-day beliefs and practices.

Year2023
JournalIssues in Mental Health Nursing
Journal citation44 (1), pp. 71-78
PublisherTaylor & Francis
ISSN0161-2840
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2022.2129532
PubMed ID36251344
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85138252206
Page range71-78
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