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Normal life crises and insanity: mental illness contextualised
- Authors:
- INGVARSDOTTER Karin, JOHNSDOTTER Sara, ÖSTMAN Margareta
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 15(3), 2012, pp.345-360.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Based on a 2005 Swedish survey, the people of Rosengård, a culturally heterogeneous borough of Malmö, utilise considerably less mental health services in relation to their estimated needs than the rest of the city's population. A previous study based on interviews with people living or working in the area suggested several possible reasons. The most important finding was their perception of what constitutes mental illness – if the cause of one's disturbed mental state is viewed as a normal life crises rather than an illness, one does not seek medical treatment. This article illustrates how under-utilisation of mental health services by an immigrant population can be explained by their different perceptions of what constitutes mental illness. Interventions should add concerns regarding a client's socio-economic and psychosocial needs, rather than solely follow a medical model. Implications for practice are discussed.
Does poor school performance cause later psychosocial problems among children in foster care? evidence from national longitudinal registry data
- Authors:
- FORSMAN Hilma, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 57, 2016, pp.61-71.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Research has shown that children in foster care are a high-risk group for adverse economic, social and health related outcomes in young adulthood. Children's poor school performance has been identified as a major risk factor for these poor later life outcomes. Aiming to support the design of effective intervention strategies, this study examines the hypothesised causal effect of foster children's poor school performance on subsequent psychosocial problems, here conceptualised as economic hardship, illicit drug use, and mental health problems, in young adulthood. Using the potential outcomes approach, longitudinal register data on more than 7500 Swedish foster children born 1973–1978 were analysed by means of doubly robust treatment-effect estimators. The results show that poor school performance has a negative impact on later psychosocial problems net of observed background attributes and potential selection on unobservables, suggesting that the estimated effects allow for causal interpretations. Promotion of school performance may thus be a viable intervention path for policymakers and practitioners interested in improving foster children's overall life chances. (Edited publisher abstract)