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Book SynopsisPoul Rohleder is Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Academic Tutor at the University of East London, UK. He is a clinical psychologist with research interests in HIV and sexual health, disability, critical health psychology, mental health and social psychoanalysis. Poul currently has a programme of research on sexual health and disability. Antonia Lyons is Professor at Massey University, New Zealand. Her research interests concern identity, gender, embodiment and the social and cultural contexts of health behaviour, particularly alcohol consumption. Antonia has recently led a 3-year research project on the use of digital technologies in drinking cultures.
Trade Review'This thorough and very readable textbook provides an excellent introduction to qualitative research in psychology. It brings together contributions from many of the world's leading qualitative and critical researchers of health and clinical psychology into an integrated whole.' - Christina Lee, Professor of Health Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia "I am excited to see the publication of Qualitative Research in Clinical and Health Psychology, a much needed methodological resource specific to the fields of health and clinical psychology, as well as to related fields. It is impressive with the solid epistemological and methodological grounding of each chapter, the wide range of approaches presented, inclusion of the most recent developments and innovative explorations through qualitative inquiry into health and clinical psychology. Each chapter masterfully presents the specific approach, with a richness of examples, detailed and clear guides to data collection, analysis and interpretation and thus will be an invaluable resource for both new and seasoned qualitative researchers." - Irina Todorova, Clinical Associate Professor, Northeastern University, Boston, USA and Fellow of the European Health Psychology Society "Rohleder & Lyons have assembled a great cast of experts to explain and illustrate a wide range of qualitative research methods employed in health and clinical psychology domains. There is a clear need for a book such as this, and I think it will prove to be an invaluable resource for trainee practitioners, postgraduate and early career researchers alike as they embark on their qualitative research journeys." - Brendan Gough, Professor of Social Psychology, School of Social, Psychological and Communication Sciences, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Table of Contents1. Introduction: Qualitative Research in Clinical and Health Psychology; Poul Rohleder and Antonia C. Lyons PART I: ISSUES IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 2. Epistemology and Qualitative Research; Kerry Chamberlain 3. Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research; Poul Rohleder and Charlotte Smith 4. Thinking about Culture and Language in Psychological Research and Practice; Leslie Swartz 5. Ensuring Quality in Qualitative Research; Gareth Treharne and Damien Riggs 6. Approaches to Collecting Data; Antonia C. Lyons PART II: QUALITATIVE METHODS: EXPLORING INDIVIDUAL WORLDS 7. Thematic Analysis; Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke and Gareth Terry 8. Grounded Theory; Alison Tweed and Helena Priest 9. Narrative Research; Michael Murray and Anneke Sools 10. Phenomenological Psychology; Michael Larkin 11. Psychoanalytically Informed Research; Kerry Gibson PART III: QUALITATIVE METHODS: EXPLORING SOCIAL WORLDS 12. Conversation Analysis; Chris Walton and Mick Finlay 13. Discourse Analysis; Jane Ussher and Janette Perz 14. Ethnography; Juliet Foster 15. Participatory Research; Cathy Vaughan PART IV: COMBINING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA 16. Q Methodological Research; Wendy Stainton-Rogers 17. Mixed Methods Research and Personal Projects Analysis; Kerryellen Vroman.
