Cordet Smart (editor) - Interprofessional Care and Mental Health: A Discursive Exploration of Team Meeting Practices

This series brings together rich theoretical and empirical discussion at the intersection of mental health and discourse/conversation analysis. Situated broadly within a social constructionist perspective, the books included within this series will offer theoretical and empirical examples highlighting the discursive practices that surround mental health and make real mental health constructs. Drawing upon a variety of discourse and conversation analysis perspectives, as well as data sources, the books will allow scholars and practitioners alike to better understand the role of language in the making of mental health. Editorial board We are very grateful to our expert editorial board who continue to provide support for the book series. We are especially appreciative of the feedback that they have provided on earlier drafts of this book. Their supportive comments and ideas to improve the book have been very helpful in our development of the text. They continue to provide support as we continue to edit the book series the language of mental health. We acknowledge them here in alphabetical order by surname. Tim Auburn, Plymouth University, UK; Galina Bolden, Rutgers University, USA; Susan Danby, Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Debra Friedman, Indiana University, USA; Ian Hutchby, University of Leicester, UK; Doug Maynard, University of Wisconsin, USA; Emily A. Nusbaum, University of San Francisco, USA.

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We would like to firstly thank our service user and carer group based at Plymouth University, for their comments on the research programme at intervals from its inception to its completion, and all of the service users and carers who have commented along the way, in particular Christianne Pollock, who we recognise as a carer who has had profound personal challenges to manage, and has still kindly and helpfully commented on our work and even found time to author some chapters.

Kind thanks also go to Jacqui Stedmon, Emma Newton and Nneamaka Ekebuisi for their hard work with reviewing chapters. Jacqui Stedmon is an Associate Lecturer and the Course Director of Plymouth Universitys Clinical Psychology Programme. She is a clinical psychologist specialising in childrens mental health and bereavement and kindly reviewed Chapter . We would also like to thank all of our participants for taking part in the research and engaging so fully in the process. In addition, we would like to thank our clinical commentators, including Dr. Jane Suzanne, a specialist clinical psychologist in Devon Partnership Trust, and Dr. Sarah Whittham, a specialist clinical psychologist in Cornwall Foundation NHS Trust. Both of these people have provided valuable insights and reflections around how the research worked.

Our research assistants have also worked hard, including Brajan Stovac, Holly Reed and Nancy Froomberg, all of whom have contributed to the organisation of the data and the administration of the project.