Qualitative research in psychiatry

Whitley, Rob; Crawford, Mike

doi:10.1177/070674370505000206

Cited by 187Qualitative Research Methods and ApplicationsQualitative Research Methods and EthicsFocus Groups and Qualitative Methods

Qualitative research in psychiatry

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Whitley, Rob, Crawford, Mike·2005·The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

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This paper is an overview of qualitative research and its application to psychiatry. It is introductory and attempts to describe both the aims of qualitative research and its underlying philosophical basis. We describe the practice and process of qualitative research and follow this with an overview of the 3 main methods of inquiry: interviews, focus groups, and participant observation. Throughout the paper, we offer examples of cases where qualitative research has illuminated, or has the potential to illuminate, important questions in psychiatric research. We describe methods of sampling and follow with an overview of qualitative analysis, appropriate checks on rigour, and the presentation of qualitative results. The paper concludes by arguing that qualitative methods may be an increasingly appropriate methodology to answer some of the demanding research questions being posed in 21st century psychiatry.

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Authors: Whitley, R., & Crawford, M.
Affiliations: McGill University (CA)
Imperial College London (GB)
Corresponding author: Whitley, Rob
ORCID: Whitley, Rob
Crawford, Mike
Venue: The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2005-02
Volume: 50
Issue: 2
Pages: 108-114
ISSN: 0706-7437 (ISSN-L)
1497-0015
DOI: 10.1177/070674370505000206
OpenAlex: W2156899935
Cited by: 187
References: 60
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 7.12
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
Keywords: qualitative research, psychiatric research, focus groups, participant observation, sampling, qualitative analysis, scientific rigor
MeSH terms: Data Collection, Forecasting, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Psychiatry, Bias, Focus Groups, Observation, Qualitative Research

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