Background: People living with chronic conditions such as diabetes turn to peers on social
media to obtain and share information. Although social media use has grown dramatically in …

This edited collection brings together contemporary research that uses corpus linguistics to
carry out discourse analysis. The book takes an inclusive view of the meaning of discourse …

Objective More understanding is needed about the emotional experiences of dementia from
the perspective of the individual. This understanding can then inform the provision of health …

Health research highlights transformative and therapeutic effects of peer-to-peer online
communication. Yet, we still know little about the practices and processes that generate such …

In this editorial to the special collection “Mental Health, Discourse and Stigma” we outline
the concepts of mental, health, discourse and stigma as they are examined through …

Mental health is a matter of vital importance in today's society, with the news media reporting
on the topic on an almost daily basis. Despite this, the language associated with mental …

Commercial stock images are existing, artificially constructed visuals used by businesses
and media outlets to articulate certain values, assumptions and beliefs. Despite their …

This is a groundbreaking book. It is groundbreaking in the field of applied linguistics and
groundbreaking too in the field of health communication research. The book challenges a …

Online support groups (OSGs) are common sources of both health information and social
support. To augment existing qualitative understandings of member roles and identities in …

This paper looks at the intersection between motherhood and online illness narratives,
examining the ways in which women conceptualise their maternal bodies in the context of …