Citation

Aloneftis R, Challenor J. J. Health Psychol. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

City, University of London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105319869807

PMID

31431089

Abstract

A critical discursive approach examined how the voice hearing identity is negotiated. Conflicting constructions identified voice hearing not only as distressing but also as a normal experience. The discursive strategies reveal that when individuals who hear voices construct their identity, they must either disavow their own distress to avoid stigma or accept the stigmatising accounts of their identity imposed on them if they are to have their distress recognised. The study points to the value and importance of discursive approaches in uncovering unspoken distress in individuals and society, and towards the need to address identity issues in clinical and social interventions.

Language: en

Keywords

discourse analysis; discursive psychology; identity; psychosis; voice hearing