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Published on: February 16, 2011
Critical discourse analysis: new possibilities for scientific research in the mental health area
Leandro Barbosa de Pinho1, Luciane Prado Kantorski, Antonio Miguel Bañon Hernández
1Faculdade de Enfermagem e Obstetrícia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil. lbpinho@uol.com.br
Abstract:
The present study aims to get to know the philosophical, conceptual and methodological aspects of Critical Discourse Analysis, as a theoretical-methodological framework for research in the mental health area. Initially, the study presents a reflection on psychiatric discourse in history and at present, with the goal of introducing concepts and presuppositions that would guide the analysis of discursive processes. Discussions are presented about the historical milestones of Critical Discourse Analysis as an analytical framework in social sciences. Finally, the study presents its conceptual and methodological applications to research in the mental health area.
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