Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research: Positive Changes and No Value Judgement

Kotera, Yasuhiro; Daryanani, Riddhi; Skipper, Oliver; Jonathan Simpson, Adelabu; Takhi, Simran; McPhilbin, Merly; Ingall, Benjamin-Rose; Namasaba, Mariam; Jepps, Jessica; Kellermann, Vanessa; Bhandari, Divya; Ojio, Yasutaka; Ronaldson, Amy; Guerrero, Estefania; Jebara, Tesnime; Henderson, Claire; Slade, Mike; Vilar-Lluch, Sara

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) frameworks can be used in cross-cultural mental health recovery research. CDA is a qualitative approach that critically appraises how language contributes to produce and reinforce social inequalities. CDA regards linguistic productions as reflecting, consciously or unconsciously, the narrators' understandings of, or attitudes about, phenomena. Mental health recovery research aims to identify and address power differentials, making CDA a potentially relevant approach. However, CDA frameworks have not been widely applied to mental health recovery research. We adapted established CDA frameworks to our cross-cultural mental health recovery study. The adapted methodology comprises (i) selecting discourses that indicate positive changes, and (ii) considering sociocultural practices informed by relevant cultural characteristics identified in our previous research, without placing value judgments. Our adapted framework can support cross-cultural mental health recovery research that uses CDA.

Citation

Kotera, Y., Daryanani, R., Skipper, O., Jonathan Simpson, A., Takhi, S., McPhilbin, M., Ingall, B.-R., Namasaba, M., Jepps, J., Kellermann, V., Bhandari, D., Ojio, Y., Ronaldson, A., Guerrero, E., Jebara, T., Henderson, C., Slade, M., & Vilar-Lluch, S. Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research: Positive Changes and No Value Judgement

• Working Paper Type: Working Paper
• Deposit Date: Jul 13, 2024
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/37158017
• Publisher URL: https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/64087
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