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BibType ARTICLE
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Author(s) David C. Giles, Julie Newbold
Title ‘Is this normal?’ The role of category predicates in constructing mental illness online
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Tag(s) EMCA, online communities, mental health, conversation analysis, discussion forums, identities
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Year 2013
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Journal Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Volume 18
Number 4
Pages 476–490
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DOI 10.1111/jcc4.12022
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One of their functions of online mental health communities is the construction of coherent identities for theirmembers based on the various characteristics of differentmental health conditions. This paper contains microanalyses of 2 message threads on mental health discussion forums—one concerning depression and the other ‘emetophobia’ (fear of being sick)—which illustrate some of the discursive functions of such forums. Conversation analytic techniques are employed, such as the use of second stories for social support purposes, and the generation of category predicates for building up a set of activities that constitute ‘normality’ in this context. It is argued that these socially situated practices constitute a more important function of online support groups than the mere dissemination of ‘advice’.

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