Publications

Publication details [#26807]

Rapley, Mark and Alec McHoul. 2002. "Should we make a start then?": A strange case of (delayed) client-initiated psychological assessment. Research on Language and Social Interaction 35 (1) : 73–91.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

conversational analysis | institutional context | mental state | patient | therapeutic conversation

Place, Publisher

Lawrence Erlbaum

ISBN

0835-1813

Journal WWW

www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

This paper which analyzes 'omni-relevant devices' in mental patients' assessments of 'quality of life', demonstrates the competence and skill of these persons in the use and appropriation of these devices.