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Is designing therapeutic? A case study exploring the experience of co-design and psychosis.
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Background A co-design project, consisting of individual and collective design activities, was organized with clients of a mental health service, in order to explore its potential to support people with psychosis. The group met for approximately two hours, weekly, for six months, participating in design activities and collectively deciding on the project purpose and outcome – a boardgame.Methods The experience of one group participant (Anthony) is explored, selected as the first case study within an Interpretative Phenomenological Analytical (IPA) framework. Following IPA’s ideographic focus, Anthony’s case was purposefully selected, as it portrayed a detailed picture, informing theoretical reflection on designing as therapeutic. The paper includes Anthony’s first-hand account, combined with an analysis of data from three semi-structured interviews, photographic evidence and a reflective diary kept by the lead researcher.Results Results suggest that, for Anthony, design activity: a) helps developing a sense of agency b) is experienced as grounding in reality c) contributes to the development of inter-personal relationships, and d) has a different sense of rhythm than artistic practice.Discussion These results are contextualized within literature on the lived experience of psychosis and suggest that designing can be beneficial for people with psychosis, providing the backdrop for further research and practice.
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“Collaborative care planning approaches, such as codesign and coproduction, have thereby become increasingly important in mental health intervention design and delivery, and have been shown to improve service quality (44–47).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Illarregi, E. R., Alexiou, K., DiMalta, G., & Zamenopoulos, T.
- Affiliations
- The Open University (GB)
- Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- Corresponding author
- Illarregi, Erika Renedo
- Venue
- Psychosis
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2022-04-27
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 277-291
- ISSN
- 1752-2439 (ISSN-L)
- 1752-2447
- OpenAlex
- W4224989451
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5
- FWCI
- 14.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Psychosis (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Open Research Online (The Open University) (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/L503770/1)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Keywords
- co-design, lived experience of psychosis, board games, sense of agency, interpersonal relationships, mental health service users
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