Poststructuralism and the construction of subjectivities in forensic mental health: Opportunities for resistance

Nurses working in correctional and forensic mental health settings face unique challenges in the provision of care to patients within custodial settings. The subjectivities of both patients and nurses are subject to the power relations, discourses and abjection encountered within these practice mili...

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Published inNursing philosophy Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. e12440 - n/a
Main Authors Johansson, Jim A., Holmes, Dave
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2024
Subjects
deterritorialization
forensic nursing
Forensic psychiatry
Nursing theory
Poststructuralism
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
psychiatry
resistance
subjectivity
forensic nursing
subjectivity
poststructuralism
psychiatry
deterritorialization
resistance
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Summary:Nurses working in correctional and forensic mental health settings face unique challenges in the provision of care to patients within custodial settings. The subjectivities of both patients and nurses are subject to the power relations, discourses and abjection encountered within these practice milieus. Using a poststructuralist approach using the work of Foucault, Kristeva, and Deleuze and Guattari, this paper explores how both patient and nurse subjectivities are produced within the carceral logic of this apparatus of capture. Recognizing that subjectivities are fluid and dynamic, and capable of change, Deleuze and Guattari's concept of deterritorialization will illustrate opportunities for resistance, where nurses can begin to practice outside the dominant carceral logic (and restrictions) of the system.
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ISSN:1466-7681
1466-769X
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DOI:10.1111/nup.12440