Johnstone Lucy, Frith Hannah
Bristol Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Bristol, UK.
Psychol Psychother. 2005 Jun;78(Pt 2):189-203. doi: 10.1348/147608305X26657.
The authors present a discourse analysis of an influential paper on the experience of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). By focusing on how patients are construed in this article, they deconstruct the ways in which the case for ECT as 'helpful and not particularly frightening' is made. They argue that, as with all academic writing, a discourse of scientific objectivity can be used to privilege certain views and promote certain interests.
