11 Framing transdisciplinary research as an assemblage A case study from a mental health setting

Mark Batterham and Aled Singleton

DOI: 10.4324/9781003349266-15

Introduction

In this chapter, two authors, Mark, a practising mental health nurse, and Aled, an early career human geography researcher, report and reflect on the issues of vulnerability as they collaborate on bringing the practice of walking therapy to support mental health recovery. Due to factors such as lack of resources and the risk-averse nature of clinical practice, the research journey is often in flux and its boundaries are stretched and squeezed. To reflect how these slippery characteristics were encountered, we have framed this account as what we call a transdisciplinary ...

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