Nerves in Northern Norway: The Communication of Emotions, Illness Experiences, and Health-Seeking Behaviors
The nature of nerves is the subject of a growing and dynamic body of anthropological research. The term nerves is often conceptualized as hard to define. Its meaning carries ambiguities, inconsistencies, and variation, although it is connected to reactions to the hardships of life. In the West, it i...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/104973202129119838 2024-09-30T14:40:10+00:00 Nerves in Northern Norway: The Communication of Emotions, Illness Experiences, and Health-Seeking Behaviors Foss, Nina 2002 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104973202129119838 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/104973202129119838 en eng SAGE Publications https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Qualitative Health Research volume 12, issue 2, page 194-207 ISSN 1049-7323 1552-7557 journal-article 2002 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/104973202129119838 2024-09-17T04:39:09Z The nature of nerves is the subject of a growing and dynamic body of anthropological research. The term nerves is often conceptualized as hard to define. Its meaning carries ambiguities, inconsistencies, and variation, although it is connected to reactions to the hardships of life. In the West, it is often associated with psychiatric problems. In this study, the researcher unveiled peoples’ pragmatic use of the term nerves through diverse social settings in a coastal community in Northern Norway. The term was connected to psychological or psychiatric problems, privacy, and stigma, but had the capacity to communicate a continuum from normal emotional problems to severe mental illness. This study also showed the effect of the term in encounters between patients and professional health workers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway SAGE Publications Norway Qualitative Health Research 12 2 194 207 |
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The nature of nerves is the subject of a growing and dynamic body of anthropological research. The term nerves is often conceptualized as hard to define. Its meaning carries ambiguities, inconsistencies, and variation, although it is connected to reactions to the hardships of life. In the West, it is often associated with psychiatric problems. In this study, the researcher unveiled peoples’ pragmatic use of the term nerves through diverse social settings in a coastal community in Northern Norway. The term was connected to psychological or psychiatric problems, privacy, and stigma, but had the capacity to communicate a continuum from normal emotional problems to severe mental illness. This study also showed the effect of the term in encounters between patients and professional health workers. |
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Nerves in Northern Norway: The Communication of Emotions, Illness Experiences, and Health-Seeking Behaviors |
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Nerves in Northern Norway: The Communication of Emotions, Illness Experiences, and Health-Seeking Behaviors |
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Nerves in Northern Norway: The Communication of Emotions, Illness Experiences, and Health-Seeking Behaviors |
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Nerves in Northern Norway: The Communication of Emotions, Illness Experiences, and Health-Seeking Behaviors |
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Nerves in Northern Norway: The Communication of Emotions, Illness Experiences, and Health-Seeking Behaviors |
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nerves in northern norway: the communication of emotions, illness experiences, and health-seeking behaviors |
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