Delusions: Seeking epistemic justice for the most unusual of stories
The label of delusion can be so powerful that people so labelled are no longer believed or supported in preferred ways by those around them. This leads to a lack of meaningful and non-pathologising support for their significant, and at times unusual, beliefs. This phenomenon constitutes a form of...
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| description | The label of delusion can be so powerful that people so labelled are no longer believed or
supported in preferred ways by those around them. This leads to a lack of meaningful and
non-pathologising support for their significant, and at times unusual, beliefs. This phenomenon
constitutes a form of epistemic injustice. To address this issue, this paper outlines specific
approaches practitioners can adopt to better respond to such beliefs, illustrating these strategies
with real-world examples from practice. By doing so, it aims to foster a form of epistemic justice
that respects the knowledge and experience of people labelled as delusional and supports them to
understand and lessen the impact of these often-distressing experiences. This paper is informed
by research undertaken with people who had been labelled by psychiatry as “delusional”. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9db0042cb494885918ccb2547a0dcc92025-08-20T03:28:37ZengDulwich Centre FoundationInternational Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work2981-88182024-09-012395010.4320/LXOK9847Delusions: Seeking epistemic justice for the most unusual of storiesHamilton Kennedyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8144-0208The label of delusion can be so powerful that people so labelled are no longer believed or supported in preferred ways by those around them. This leads to a lack of meaningful and non-pathologising support for their significant, and at times unusual, beliefs. This phenomenon constitutes a form of epistemic injustice. To address this issue, this paper outlines specific approaches practitioners can adopt to better respond to such beliefs, illustrating these strategies with real-world examples from practice. By doing so, it aims to foster a form of epistemic justice that respects the knowledge and experience of people labelled as delusional and supports them to understand and lessen the impact of these often-distressing experiences. This paper is informed by research undertaken with people who had been labelled by psychiatry as “delusional”.https://dulwichcentre.com.au/delusions-seeking-epistemic-justice-for-the-most-unusual-of-stories/delusionparanoiaschizophreniahallucinationepistemologybelief |
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