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A life through the looking glass: the development of a qualitative method, International Digital Collaborative Autoethnographical Psychobiography (IDCAP)

A life through the looking glass: the development of a qualitative method, International Digital... This paper aims to introduce International Digital Collaborative Autoethnographical Psychobiography (IDCAP).Design/methodology/approachThis paper describes how IDCAP was developed to answer research questions about what it takes and what it means to recover from mental illness. During its development, IDCAP combined the diverse and intersectional experiences, knowledge and interests of an Anglo-Swedish research team with what could be found in different publications concerning the experiences and the mental illnesses of the musicians Syd Barrett, Peter Green and Brian Wilson.FindingsIDCAP combines features of autoethnography and psychobiography to offer a novel qualitative research method.Research limitations/implicationsWhilst IDCAP was created to focus on recovery from mental illness and musicians, it can be applied to other areas of research. It shares the same limitations as autoethnography and psychobiography, although some of the features of IDCAP may go some way to mitigate against these.Practical implicationsIDCAP is a novel research method that is offered to other researchers to develop and enhance further through application.Social implicationsIDCAP is a collaborative research method that encourages the involvement of a wide range of researchers from different countries and cultures. It can be used to give voice to marginalised groups and to counter discrimination and prejudice. Recovery from mental illness is a topic of great personal and social value.Originality/valueIDCAP is a novel research method that, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, has not been explicitly used before. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mental Health and Social Inclusion Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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2042-8308
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10.1108/mhsi-04-2024-0050
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This paper aims to introduce International Digital Collaborative Autoethnographical Psychobiography (IDCAP).Design/methodology/approachThis paper describes how IDCAP was developed to answer research questions about what it takes and what it means to recover from mental illness. During its development, IDCAP combined the diverse and intersectional experiences, knowledge and interests of an Anglo-Swedish research team with what could be found in different publications concerning the experiences and the mental illnesses of the musicians Syd Barrett, Peter Green and Brian Wilson.FindingsIDCAP combines features of autoethnography and psychobiography to offer a novel qualitative research method.Research limitations/implicationsWhilst IDCAP was created to focus on recovery from mental illness and musicians, it can be applied to other areas of research. It shares the same limitations as autoethnography and psychobiography, although some of the features of IDCAP may go some way to mitigate against these.Practical implicationsIDCAP is a novel research method that is offered to other researchers to develop and enhance further through application.Social implicationsIDCAP is a collaborative research method that encourages the involvement of a wide range of researchers from different countries and cultures. It can be used to give voice to marginalised groups and to counter discrimination and prejudice. Recovery from mental illness is a topic of great personal and social value.Originality/valueIDCAP is a novel research method that, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, has not been explicitly used before.

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Mental Health and Social Inclusion – Emerald Publishing

Published: Dec 3, 2024

Keywords: IDCAP; Collaborative autoethnography; Psychobiography; Qualitative research; Recovery; Mental illness; Music; Musicians; International collaboration; Syd Barrett; Peter Green; Brian Wilson

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