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Is “me-search” a kiss of death in mental health research?
Psychological Services ( IF 3.097 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-01 , DOI: 10.1037/ser0000507
Andrew R Devendorf 1
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Applicants to graduate school in clinical psychology are warned against disclosing something in their application that could be the "kiss of death," information that by itself causes admissions committees to reject otherwise strong applicants. Specifically, several renowned authorities warn applicants against disclosing a lived experience with, or close connection to, psychopathology. This state of affairs seems counterintuitive. At least some people who pursue research in clinical psychology do so, in part, because they have a lived experience with mental illness. This pursuit is termed self-relevant research, which is also known by the pejorative label me-search. Mental health professionals with lived experience are sometimes referred to as "prosumers." There are anecdotal accounts of stigma toward self-relevant research in clinical psychology, but despite the important professional stakes at hand (e.g., gaining admissions into a graduate program), there is a lack systematic documentation of such experiences. To fill this research gap, I use a scholarly personal narrative to facilitate a scholarly conversation about this topic. I reflect upon my own experiences with stigma for when I, a depression researcher, shared my personal connections to depression in my family. This narrative calls for inquiry on self-relevant research and questions biases against this pursuit; for example, the assumption that self-relevant research hinders objectivity. Noting exemplars of people conducting self-relevant research in clinical psychology (e.g., Marsha Linehan), encouraging a more robust practice of self-relevant research, may help combat psychopathology stigma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译:

“我搜索”是心理健康研究中的死亡之吻吗?

临床心理学研究生院的申请者被警告不要在他们的申请中披露一些可能是“死亡之吻”的信息,这些信息本身就会导致招生委员会拒绝其他优秀的申请者。具体来说,一些著名的权威机构警告申请人不要披露与精神病理学相关的生活经历或与精神病理学的密切联系。这种事态似乎违反直觉。至少有一些从事临床心理学研究的人这样做,部分原因是他们有精神疾病的生活经历。这种追求被称为自我相关研究,也被贬义的标签 me-search 所熟知。具有生活经验的心理健康专业人员有时被称为“产消者”。有一些关于临床心理学自我相关研究的耻辱的传闻,但尽管手头有重要的专业利益(例如,获得研究生课程的录取),但缺乏对此类经历的系统记录。为了填补这一研究空白,我使用学术个人叙述来促进有关该主题的学术对话。当我作为一名抑郁症研究人员分享我与家人抑郁症的个人联系时,我反思了自己的耻辱经历。这种叙述要求对自我相关的研究进行调查,并质疑对这种追求的偏见;例如,自我相关研究阻碍客观性的假设。注意到在临床心理学中进行自我相关研究的人的例子(例如,Marsha Linehan),鼓励更强有力的自我相关研究实践,可能有助于打击精神病理学的耻辱。(PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA,保留所有权利)。
更新日期:2020-10-01
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