Intro
Foreword
Contents
Editors and Contributors
1 Introduction: Qualitative Research in Mental Health-Innovation and Collaboration
Introduction
The Tradition of Qualitative Research in Mental Health (QRMH) Conferences
The Transdisciplinary Field of Mental Health
Mental Health as a Global Challenge
Giving Voice-The Inside and Outside
Power Issues and Ethical Considerations
Accumulating Knowledge
Understanding Systems on Different Levels and Feeding Knowledge Back
The Book Structure
References

Part I Illustrating Innovation in Qualitative Mental Health Research
2 Psychiatrists' Perceptions of Schizophrenia and Its Recovery: A Thematic Analysis
Introduction
The Complexity Involved in Capturing Schizophrenia
Competing Viewpoints on the Recovery of Schizophrenia
The Research Questions
Methodology
Epistemological Orientation
The Research Design
Thematic Analysis
Findings and Discussion
Perceptions of Schizophrenia
Perceptions of Recovery
Implications for Clinical Practice
Limitations of the Study and Recommendations for Future Research

Conclusion
Appendix
Appendix A: Revised Interview Guide
References
3 Approaching Psychotherapy Case Studies in a Metasynthesis: Deficit vs. Conflict in Treatment of Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Introduction
Aggregative vs. Interpretative Approaches in Metasynthesis
Choosing the Research Question: Process vs. Effectiveness
Incorporating Theory-Building into the Research Question: The Concepts of Deficit and Conflict in Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Method
The Single Case Archive
Purposive vs Exhaustive Sampling Strategy

Intensity Sampling
Maximum Variation Sampling
Data Analysis: Critical Realism as Epistemological Position
Data Analysis: Case Level as Primary Level of Analysis
Creating Process Themes
Results
Disconfirmatory Findings as Facilitators of Theory-Building: Deficit, Conflict and Trauma
Discussion
Appendix A: List of Selected Studies with Characteristics of Patients
References
4 Walking Interviews: A Novel Way of Ensuring the Voices of Vulnerable Populations Are Included in Research
Introduction
Transitioning from Hospital to the Community
The Walking Interview

Go-Along Interview
Bimbling Interview
Participatory Walking Interview
The Advantages of the Walking Interview
The Research Project
The Walking Interviews in Action
Participant A
Participant B
Participant C
Participant D
Considerations When Completing Walking Interviews
Conclusion
References
5 Using Researcher Reflexivity and Multiple Methods to Study the Experience of Cancer-Related Distress
Introduction
The Experience of Being Positioned Within Dominant Cancer Discourses: An Autoethnographic Exploration
Autoethnography