Abstract
There has been acceptance that the experience of those suffering mental illness is ‘fundamentally non-understandable’ (Jaspers, 1959). This is not quite so — it is normal to hallucinate or have ‘odd’ ideas, sometimes (Haddock & Slade, 1996; Kingdon & Turkington, 1994).
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Mental Health Nursing |
Subtitle of host publication | Competencies for Practice |
Editors | Stephan D. Kirby, Denis A. Hart, Dennis Cross , Gordon Mitchell |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Chapter | 20 |
Pages | 273-289 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781403997562 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781403902627, 1403902623 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Jan 2004 |