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Ethnicity, gender and mental health
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Mark, KEATING Frank, ROBERTSON Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Diversity in Health and Care, 8(2), June 2011, pp.81-92.
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe Publishing
This study investigated specific black and minority ethnic (BME) men's beliefs about mental health and their experiences of mental health services. It considered the complexities of men's gendered identities and the interplay of these with race, ethnicity and cultural influences. Twelve focus groups consisting of men from specific BME groups were held in London and the West Midlands, and the groups included: African-Caribbean, African, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Chinese. The findings include BME men's narratives of well-being, which highlight the importance of relational and normative aspects and the influences of gender and ethnicity on aspirations, identity and values. Factors contributing to mental illness relate to gendered and racialised social expectations, economic factors, generational and gender issues, and experiences of services. The authors concluded that a mix of gendered and racialised experiences, including social stigma, the coercive power of institutions, and men's own perceptions of services contributed to cycles of disengagement and isolation for marginalised BME men with mental health problems.
Mental health: poverty, ethnicity and family breakdown: interim policy briefing
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Publisher:
- Centre for Social Justice
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report examines the relationship between poverty and mental ill-health. The report examines: the role that family breakdown, addictions, worklessness, and traumatic experiences play in triggering or causing different kinds of mental disorders and how mental health problems contribute to further social breakdown; the particular challenges faced by serving and retiring military personnel who have experienced trauma in combat; successful models of care and the returns on investment from these and the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our mental health services; the merits of and means for achieving an overarching public health approach to mental health; is the balance right between medical and social interventions; are services geared towards maintenance or recovery; what accounts for the relatively high proportion of BME mental health sufferers and what should be done about this; how well child and adolescent mental health services are integrated with adult services; and access to justice and back-to-work support for those suffering from mental illness. The report concludes that, although spending on mental health is disproportionately low given the high overall disease burden that it represents, it is vital that the £10.4 billion we do spend is allocated effectively.
Factors influencing attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help among South Asian students in Britain
- Authors:
- SOORKIA Rajiv, SNELGAR Rosemary, SWAMI Viren
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Religion and Culture, 14(5-6), June 2011, pp.613-623.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study investigated the associations between attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help, adherence to Asian values, cultural mistrust, and ethnic identity in a sample of students in the United Kingdom. Participants included 148 South Asian university students who completed a survey consisting of measures of the afore-mentioned variables, and provided their demographic details. Findings revealed that women held significantly more positive attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help than men. There were small differences between participants of Indian, Pakistani, and other South Asian descent. Also, general attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help was significantly predicted by ethnic identity, cultural mistrust, and adherence to Asian values, once the effects of participant sex and ethnicity had been accounted for. The implications for promoting mental health care among South Asian students are discussed.
Factors associated with attributions about child health conditions and social distance preference
- Authors:
- MUKOLO Abraham, HEFLINGER Craig Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 47(3), June 2011, pp.286-299.
- Publisher:
- Springer
In order to better understand factors that account negative attitudes towards mental health problems, attributions about and stigma towards children’s mental and physical illnesses were examined using National Stigma Study- Children data. Parent blame attributions were most strongly associated with attention deficit disorder, environmental causes with depression, and biology with asthma. Parent blame was more frequent for mental than physical health conditions. Child blame was associated with higher preferred social distance from the child, but no clear links were observed between social distance and attributions about genetic/biology, environment, or parent blame. Rurality was not significantly associated with attributions or social distance preference. Higher educational achievement was associated with increased endorsement of environmental stress factors and reduced odds of child blaming.
Refugees, acculturation strategies, stress and integration
- Author:
- PHILLIMORE Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 40(3), July 2011, pp.575-593.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
The UK has witnessed an increase in immigration from many different countries in recent years, leading to a proliferation in the number of ethnic groups living in the UK. The UK government and the EU have set out integration strategies aimed at encouraging the development of policy that could aid refugee integration. This paper provides an initial analysis of the acculturation experiences of refugees living in the UK. It uses Berry’s framework of acculturation as an analytical tool to look at the different factors that influence acculturation and how these factors impact upon the ability of individual refugees to integrate. Consideration is also given to the extent to which acculturation strategies lead individuals to experience stress and how these stresses may affect the ability to become integrated. The study utilises qualitative data collected from 138 interviews with refugees living in Birmingham as part of the ‘Making a Difference Project’ study. The findings demonstrate how a range of group and individual factors, relating to the refugees’ experiences both in their home and host countries, influences the acculturation strategies adopted by different refugees. It shows that in the current policy environment many refugees lack choice about acculturation strategy, are vulnerable to psychosocial stress and struggle to integrate.
Spirituality and mental health: a handbook for service users, carers and staff wishing to bring a spiritual dimension to mental health services
- Editors:
- GILBERT Peter, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 441p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This collection of 23 chapters by experts in the field covers aspects of spirituality and mental health. It aims to promote an understanding of people's beliefs and illustrates the increasing importance of spirituality in health and social care. Chapters include coverage of: user and carer perspectives; ethnicity; spiritual needs in a health care setting; children and young people's wellbeing; dementia and spirituality; dignity and palliative care; valuing staff and staff training for spiritual care; the spiritual identities of LGBT people; and recovery and spirituality.
Demographic profiles of children reported to the child welfare system
- Author:
- SIMMEL Cassandra
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Child Welfare, 5(1), January 2011, pp.87-110.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article examines the demographic attributes of children who come to the attention of the child welfare system. The aim of the study was to explore age and gender-related risks, and whether there is a congruent pattern of risks across all developmental stages. Ethnic differences by gender and age with respect to these risks were also examined. The study was a secondary analysis of data obtained from the National Study of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW). The sample for this study comprised 5,483 children from Wave 1 of NSCAW who were subject to Child Protection Services investigations or assessment. Demographic profiles were compiled to discern unique between and within group differences with respect to: maltreatment type; caregivers' risk assessment reports; and children's mental health functioning. Several statistically significant demographic profiles emerged. For the youth age group (age 11-18 years), the boys experienced more supervisory neglect than girls and also manifested more clinical range internalising problems, while the girls manifested more clinical range delinquency conduct. Across all age groups, 2 ethnic groups (Hispanic and Other) were disproportionately affected by maltreatment type and caregivers' display of risk factors, as well as in the manifestation of mental health difficulties. The results demonstrate that precipitating risk factors transform over time and have differential manifestation depending on the age, gender and ethnicity of the children and young people involved.
Race, substance abuse, and mental health disorders as predictors of juvenile court outcomes: do they vary by gender?
- Authors:
- WELCH-BREWER Chiquitia L., STODDARD-DARE Patricia, MALLETT Christopher
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 28(3), June 2011, pp.229-241.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Using a random sample of 341 young people from one Midwestern urban county in the USA, this study examines if race, substance abuse, and mental health disorders influence outcomes (number of court offences, conviction(s), probation supervision length, detention length, and number of probation services) differently for male and female juvenile offenders. Multivariate analysis findings revealed that race was significant only for males, and having a substance use disorder was a stronger predictor of delinquency outcomes for males; whereas, having a mental health disorder was a stronger predictor of delinquency outcomes for females. Implications for this research include the importance of early disorder identification and subsequent availability of gender-focused treatment.