The first recorded instance of whole-body-mapping for research purposes is a comparison of
women's identity and the concept of the reproductive system in rural Jamaica and the UK. It …

" Psychological trauma can be a life-changing experience that affects multiple facets of
health and well-being. The nature of trauma is to impact the mind and body in unpredictable …

Drug use is widely understood in terms of its subjects, substances and settings. But what
happens when these distinctions start to blur? Injecting Bodies in More-than-Human Worlds …

Background Studies have found that adolescents living with HIV are at risk of depression,
which in turn affects adherence to medication. This study explored the experience and …

In this article, we describe and evaluate body mapping as (a) an arts-based activity within
Fostering Open eXpression Among Youth (FOXY), an educational intervention targeting …

Drugged bodies are commonly depicted as passive, suffering and abject, which makes it
hard for them to be known in other ways. Wanting to get closer to these alternative bodies …

Transcultural nursing, psychiatry, and medical anthropology have theorized that
practitioners and researchers need more flexible instruments to gather culturally relevant …

Estimates indicate the lifespan of individuals with psychotic illness is reduced by
approximately 15-20 years. Consequently there is a need to address the physical health of …

Body mapping, an artistic method of narrating experiences alongside people living with
HIV/AIDS (PHAs), was used to educate first year nursing students about social and personal …

The increasing popularity of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) in social
research brings an increasing criticism about its validity, robustness and, more recently, its …