Managing madness, murderers and paedophiles: understanding change in the field of English forensic psychiatry
This paper discusses changes occurring in the field of English forensic psychiatry which appear to be linked to feelings of discomfort amongst medical professionals who manage care in such settings. These changes are neither the result of a sudden ‘shock’ to the system, nor small improvisations at t...
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| author | McDonald, Ruth Furtado, Vivek Völlm, Birgit |
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| description | This paper discusses changes occurring in the field of English forensic psychiatry which appear to be linked to feelings of discomfort amongst medical professionals who manage care in such settings. These changes are neither the result of a sudden ‘shock’ to the system, nor small improvisations at the margins, but instead appear to reflect a growing perception amongst psychiatrists of accepted field practice as inadequate for some types of patients. To understand how feelings and emotions are implicated in these changes we draw on and develop the work of Pierre Bourdieu to suggest that changes must be seen in the context of field tensions, which have implications for habitus. However, we do not view feelings of discomfort merely as a response to these tensions. Instead we suggest a more dynamic process with the habitus playing a key role in structuring what people pay attention to and how they perceive it, as well as whether they experience particular feelings in the first place, therefore. |
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| spelling | nottingham-351452020-05-04T20:01:17Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35145/ Managing madness, murderers and paedophiles: understanding change in the field of English forensic psychiatry McDonald, Ruth Furtado, Vivek Völlm, Birgit This paper discusses changes occurring in the field of English forensic psychiatry which appear to be linked to feelings of discomfort amongst medical professionals who manage care in such settings. These changes are neither the result of a sudden ‘shock’ to the system, nor small improvisations at the margins, but instead appear to reflect a growing perception amongst psychiatrists of accepted field practice as inadequate for some types of patients. To understand how feelings and emotions are implicated in these changes we draw on and develop the work of Pierre Bourdieu to suggest that changes must be seen in the context of field tensions, which have implications for habitus. However, we do not view feelings of discomfort merely as a response to these tensions. Instead we suggest a more dynamic process with the habitus playing a key role in structuring what people pay attention to and how they perceive it, as well as whether they experience particular feelings in the first place, therefore. Emerald 2016-09 Article PeerReviewed McDonald, Ruth, Furtado, Vivek and Völlm, Birgit (2016) Managing madness, murderers and paedophiles: understanding change in the field of English forensic psychiatry. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 164 . pp. 12-18. ISSN 1758-7247 Bourdieu; emotion; forensic psychiatry; professionals; change; mental health http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953616303653 doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.07.011 doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.07.011 |
| spellingShingle | Bourdieu; emotion; forensic psychiatry; professionals; change; mental health McDonald, Ruth Furtado, Vivek Völlm, Birgit Managing madness, murderers and paedophiles: understanding change in the field of English forensic psychiatry |
| title | Managing madness, murderers and paedophiles: understanding change in the field of English forensic psychiatry |
| title_full | Managing madness, murderers and paedophiles: understanding change in the field of English forensic psychiatry |
| title_fullStr | Managing madness, murderers and paedophiles: understanding change in the field of English forensic psychiatry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Managing madness, murderers and paedophiles: understanding change in the field of English forensic psychiatry |
| title_short | Managing madness, murderers and paedophiles: understanding change in the field of English forensic psychiatry |
| title_sort | managing madness, murderers and paedophiles: understanding change in the field of english forensic psychiatry |
| topic | Bourdieu; emotion; forensic psychiatry; professionals; change; mental health |
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