Space and time in the lives of people with long-standing mental illness: an ethnographic account.

This paper argues that uncommon use of time and space in a closed ward of a mental hospital is strongly related to culture, social dynamics and power relations. Space is differentiated and continuously re-embodied through awareness of and participation in events, interaction and forces. The time per...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Anthropology & Medicine Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 89 - 104
Autor principal: Van Dongen, Els
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr97
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost