Somali Refugees’ Perceptions of Mental Illness
| Autor: | Natalie Lecy, Pamela A. Clarkson Freeman, Deb Penney, Joanna E. Bettmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Somalia media_common.quotation_subject Refugee Culture Population Somali Interviews as Topic Nonprobability sampling Perception Humans Medicine Psychiatry education Qualitative Research media_common Community and Home Care Refugees Stereotyping education.field_of_study business.industry Mental Disorders Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health language.human_language Psychiatry and Mental health language Female business Attitude to Health Qualitative research Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Social Work in Health Care. 54:738-757 |
| ISSN: | 1541-034X 0098-1389 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00981389.2015.1046578 |
| Popis: | Nearly 13% of the U.S. population is comprised of foreign-born individuals, with Somalis constituting one of the largest resettled groups. Research suggests that, among Somali refugees, rates of mental illness are high. Yet research shows Somalis underutilize mental health services. Understanding their perceptions of mental illness and its cures may help practitioners to design more effective treatments for this population. Thus, this pilot study investigated Somali refugees' perceptions of mental illness and its treatments. Using purposive sampling, this qualitative study interviewed 20 Somali refugees using a semi-structured interview guide. Qualitative analysis yielded participants' perceptions of mental illness through their descriptions of physical symptoms accompanying mental illness, the stigma of mental illness, causes of mental illness, medical and non-medical treatments for mental illness, spirit possession causing mental illness, and the Qur'an as treatment for mental illness. Such information may help practitioners in the United States approach Somali clients in the most culturally coherent manner. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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