scholarly journals Book Review - The Latino American: Psychodynamic Perspectives on Culture and Mental Health Issues

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Susan Stuntzner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Helping Professions ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
The People ◽  
Latino American ◽  
Culture And Mental Health

Understanding and working with culturally diverse populations is an important component of counseling and allied helping professions. Many professionals receive some training as a part of their graduate programs on multiculturalism, but this is only the beginning and typically scratches the surface. From this point, professionals are expected to continue their awareness and learning about the needs and issues of the people they serve; for some this includes expanding their understanding of ethnically, linguistically, and culturally diverse individuals. Professionals wanting to better understand the experience, perspectives, and mental health concerns of Latino Americans may find this edited book informative and of value in helping them achieve this goal. The book, The Latino American: Psychodynamic Perspectives on Culture and Mental Health Issues, is comprised of 10 chapters and topics (i.e. immigration history, child-rearing, gender roles) as explained by a number of contributors. Keywords: Latino, Latino American, Culture, Mental Health, Counseling

scholarly journals Clergy Perceptions of Mental Illness and Confronting Stigma in Congregations

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1110
Author(s):  
Anthony David Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
African American ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Stigma ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Special Case

Mental illness and stigma are key concerns in congregations and represent a key threat to community health. Clergies are considered influential in how congregants think about and respond to mental health issues, especially in African American congregations. In-depth interviews with 32 African American and White clergies were conducted to understand their unique perspectives on mental health and how they interact with their congregations based on those perspectives. Findings include six themes related to mental health stigma, namely, holistic definitions of health; African Americans and different conceptions of mental health (only reported by African American clergies); code words and language; depression as a special case; perceptions of mental health counseling and treatment; and clergy strategies for addressing mental health stigma. The clergies in this study recognized their influence on ideas related to mental health in their congregations, and most expressed active efforts toward discussing mental health and reducing stigma.

Social inclusion of the people with mental health issues: Compare international results

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jussara Carvalho dos Santos ◽  
Sônia Barros ◽  
Peter John Huxley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
General Population ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
The People

Background: Social inclusion of people with mental health issues is an aim of the World Health Organisation. Many countries have adopted that objective, including Brazil and the United Kingdom and both have focused treatment in the community. The aim of this article is to compare international results using the same inclusion instrument. Methods: The samples in this study were 225 people with mental health issues in community services in São Paulo, Brazil. Their results are compared to findings from 168 people with similar mental health issues in Hong Kong, China, and from the United Kingdom – a nationally representative sample of 212 people without mental health issues. The instrument used to measure a social inclusion called Social and Communities Opportunities Profile (SCOPE) has been validated for use in the United Kingdom, China and Brazil. Results: The results are that people with mental health issues have worse social inclusion when compared to general population. Between the people with mental health issues, the sample of São Paulo has the lowest social inclusion index but, in relation to access to the Brazilian revised mental health services, that sample has a similarly high inclusion rating to the general population of the United Kingdom. Conclusion: Findings are important to understand mental health in the community context, as well as their adversities and potentialities.

Mental Health Counseling in Ukraine

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Yakushko
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Field

In the past two decades, some profound changes have occurred in the former Soviet Ukraine.These changes have significantly affected Ukrainian mental health counseling. This article provides a synopsis of the historical and social influences on Soviet and Ukrainian mental health services, transformations that are occurring within the mental health field of the present day Ukraine, and specific mental health issues faced by Ukrainian women and men. The conclusion shares potential implications of this information about Ukrainian mental health issues for U.S. mental health counselors.

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