Qualitative research in clinical and health psychology
By: [edited by] Poul Rohleder (DPhil) and Antonia C. Lyons (PhD)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137291042
Subjects: Clinical psychology; Research; Methodology; Clinical health psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General; PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health
Description: "The first qualitative research methods textbook devoted to health and clinical psychology, this edited volume examines the issues and methods at the heart of qualitative research. With contributions from world-leading researchers, it features a wealth of examples from real-life research projects, illustrating how theory translates into practice"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. Introduction: Qualitative Research in Clinical and Health Psychology; Poul Rohleder and Antonia C. LyonsPART I: ISSUES IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH2. Epistemology and Qualitative Research; Kerry Chamberlain3. Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research; Poul Rohleder and Charlotte Smith4. Thinking about Culture and Language in Psychological Research and Practice; Leslie Swartz5. Ensuring Quality in Qualitative Research; Gareth Treharne and Damien Riggs6. Approaches to Collecting Data; Antonia C. LyonsPART II: QUALITATIVE METHODS: EXPLORING INDIVIDUAL WORLDS7. Thematic Analysis; Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke and Gareth Terry8. Grounded Theory; Alison Tweed and Helena Priest9. Narrative Research; Michael Murray and Anneke Sools10. Phenomenological Psychology; Michael Larkin11. Psychoanalytically Informed Research; Kerry GibsonPART III: QUALITATIVE METHODS: EXPLORING SOCIAL WORLDS12. Conversation Analysis; Chris Walton and Mick Finlay13. Discourse Analysis; Jane Ussher and Janette Perz14. Ethnography; Juliet Foster15. Participatory Research; Cathy VaughanPART IV: COMBINING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA16. Q Methodological Research; Wendy Stainton-Rogers17. Mixed Methods Research and Personal Projects Analysis; Kerryellen Vroman.