2nd Edition
Writing and Reading Mental Health Records Issues and Analysis in Professional Writing and Scientific Rhetoric
120 Pages
by
Routledge
120 Pages
by
Routledge
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This revised and updated second edition is a rhetorical analysis of written communication in the mental health community. As such, it contributes to the growing body of research being done in rhetoric and composition studies on the nature of writing and reading in highly specialized professional discourse communities. Many compelling questions answered in this volume include: * What... Read more
Contents: L. Odell, A Rhetorician's Foreword. J.L. Levenson, A Clinician's Foreword. Preface to the Second Edition. Introduction: The Growing Importance of Mental Health Records. A Review of the Literature on Mental Health Records. A Descriptive Taxonomy of Mental Health Records. Writer/Reader Biases and Mental Health Records. More on the DSM: The Language System of Mental Health Records. Clinicians' Thoughts on Mental Health Records: A Pilot Survey. Improving Mental Health Records: Instructional Strategies and Research Priorities. New Developments: 1992 to 1994.
Biography
John Frederick Reynolds, David C. Mair, Pamela C. Fischer
"Particularly valuable...are the authors' discussions of the language of mental health reports and the 'ideological biases' that govern the work of mental health professionals. These discussions help us see what kinds of questions can and should be asked. By enabling us to investigate the language and thought of one type of nonacademic setting, this book enables us to consider issues that are fundamental to our field."
—Lee Odell
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, From the Foreword
