Psykisk ohälsa eller bara livet? Narrativ om psykisk ohälsa i en internet-baserad stödverksamhet organiserad av och för ungdomar
Engelsk titel: Mental ill-health or just life? Narratives about mental illness in an internet-based support organization organized by and for young people
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Författare:
Skagius, Peter
;
Lindgren, Anne-Li
;
Zetterqvist Nelson, Karin
Email: peter.skagius@liu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 20
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 19010109
Sammanfattning
This article concerns Tilia, a nonprofit internet-based organization run by
youths and young adults with either current or past experiences of mental
ill-health. Tilia aims to help young people who struggle with mental health
issues and wants to complement the formal health care system. In the article
we analyze how young people’s mental ill-health is discussed and presented
on the website. The vocabulary used on Tilia.se is characterized by a flexible
use of psychological and psychiatric expert languages that “normalizes” a
wide range of feelings, in contrast to (expert) society’s norms and demands.
There’s also an emphasis on the agency of those seeking help and on the
importance of listening to young persons’ experiences and opinions.