Dissertation
Women diagnosed with depression: making meaning and decisions about electroconvulsive therapy. A feminist analysis
University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Sunshine Coast
2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25907/00618
Abstract
This study addresses a significant issue occurring within contemporary societies such as Australia and within the larger international body of literature: the silencing of women's experiences with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Much of the existing literature in relation to ECT is quantitative in nature, which has produced large amounts of technical knowledge, describing ways in which to either maximise efficacy of the procedure or minimise possible side effects such as memory loss. Yet there remains little in the way of qualitative research to explore the ways in which people experience ECT, and even less work to specifically examine the experience of the procedure from women's perspectives.
Details
- Title
- Women diagnosed with depression: making meaning and decisions about electroconvulsive therapy. A feminist analysis
- Authors
- Karen-Ann Clarke
- Contributors
- Margaret Barnes (Principal Supervisor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - LegacyDyann Ross (Co-Supervisor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - Legacy
- Awarding institution
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Degree awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- DOI
- 10.25907/00618
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450329002621
- Output Type
- Dissertation
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