Social constructions of mental health among Romani in Ukraine
This study identifies four clusters of perceived social determinants of Romani mental health, these being employment, financial difficulties, level of education and discrimination. The findings indicate specific cultural characteristics of the Romani community that are seen as helping to support mental health. Family values, mutually supporting and referring to other members of the community are seen as especially important. Such social cohesion is believed to have a positive effect on the mental health of members of the Romani community. This paper discusses the implications of the study and suggests possible avenues for ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - February 2, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Viktoriia Gorbunova Natalia Gusak Vitalii Klymchuk Zemfira Kondur Paliy Valeriia Viola Popenko John Oates Source Type: research
Remarkable lives: Stacey Withington in conversation with Jerome Carson
Stacey Withington, Jerome Carson
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Stacey Withington.
In this case study, Stacey provides a short account of her life and is then interviewed by Jerome.
Stacey details how she was able to transform her life, despite the traumas experienced in her life.
Although many of us will not have experienced the difficulties that Stacey has, we are all able to empathise with her story. We now have the gift of her story, to borrow the phrase from Dr Julie Leibr...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - November 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Stacey Withington
Jerome Carson Source Type: research
Remarkable lives: Chantelle Garth in conversation with Jerome Carson
Chantelle Garth, Jerome Carson
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp.117-122
The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Chantelle Garth.
Using a case study approach, Chantelle provides a short account of her background and is then interviewed by Jerome.
Chantelle gives an account of her very troubled childhood and adolescence. Her adult life has been no easier. Life is a continuous challenge.
It is hard to imagine a tougher life than Chantelle’s, yet her ambition has carried her through. A single account, yet one of the most powerful accounts in this ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Chantelle Garth Jerome Carson Source Type: research
Remarkable lives. Lizzie Hehir in conversation with Jerome Carson
Lizzie Hehir, Jerome Carson
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Lizzie Hehir. Lizzie tells her own story and is then interviewed by Jerome.
This series of papers used the case study approach. However, each paper is written collaboratively, using the person’s own words. The deeply individual nature of each person’s story reminds us of the complexities of working in mental health.
In her account, Lizzie tells us of her long-term battles with self-harm. It was a struggle that she eventu...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - August 31, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lizzie Hehir
Jerome Carson Source Type: research
Survey identifying commonality across international Recovery Colleges
This study used a short e-mailed survey to create a map of Recovery Colleges internationally and review Recovery Colleges outside the UK. Questions gathered descriptive and qualitative data to gain an overview of the mode of delivery and aspects respondents felt were noteworthy. Findings This paper identifies Recovery Colleges in 22 countries in five continents (including the UK). Participants described wide variance in their context. Despite adaptations, the operational models and inherent principles of each were closely aligned to those developed in the UK. Originality/value This paper provides the first baseline of Re...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - June 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Chronicles of one woman ’s journey towards well-being: connectedness
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 101-102, May 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of one woman ’s journey towards well-being. Design/methodology/approach A narrative approach has been taken to structure reflections based on lived experience. Findings Reflections are offered based on a personal journey towards well-being. Originality/value This paper adds to the accounts of the lived e xperience of the journey towards well-being, and, as such, contributes to the understanding of the process of rebuilding a life. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - June 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Where is peer support going?
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 61-63, May 2019. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - June 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Survey identifying commonality across international Recovery Colleges
This study used a short e-mailed survey to create a map of Recovery Colleges internationally and review Recovery Colleges outside the UK. Questions gathered descriptive and qualitative data to gain an overview of the mode of delivery and aspects respondents felt were noteworthy. Findings This paper identifies Recovery Colleges in 22 countries in five continents (including the UK). Participants described wide variance in their context. Despite adaptations, the operational models and inherent principles of each were closely aligned to those developed in the UK. Originality/value This paper provides the first baseline of Re...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - June 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Chronicles of one woman ’s journey towards well-being: connectedness
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 101-102, May 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of one woman ’s journey towards well-being. Design/methodology/approach A narrative approach has been taken to structure reflections based on lived experience. Findings Reflections are offered based on a personal journey towards well-being. Originality/value This paper adds to the accounts of the lived e xperience of the journey towards well-being, and, as such, contributes to the understanding of the process of rebuilding a life. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - June 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Where is peer support going?
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 61-63, May 2019. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - June 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Research Watch: can adversity make you stronger?
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine what helps people come through difficult events and circumstances. Design/methodology/approach A search was carried out for recent papers on adversity and thriving. Findings One paper reviewed 27 studies of coping and wellbeing after adversities. Maybe some kinds of adversity can help us get stronger, but people ’s social contexts were not considered and the studies measured different things that may not be as easily compared as first appears. A second paper examined wellbeing at work, and reported that a certain type o...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 29, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Recovery in spirit
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce a programme of workshops facilitated on inpatient wards in NSFT which promote recovery through the discussion of spiritual themes. Design/methodology/approach An introduction to the design principles of the workshops followed by service user narrative. Findings The contributions by service users demonstrate how addressing their spirituality promotes recovery. Originality/value This is the first time workshops on spirituality have been given a structure in a linked series of topics and then evaluated by service users. (...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Identifying research priorities for older people ’s mental health services
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose Including the views of service users, carers and clinical staff when prioritising health research can ensure future projects are meaningful and relevant to key stakeholders. One National Health Service Foundation Trust in England, UK undertook a project to identify the top 10 research priorities according to people with experience using or working in services for dementia and older adult mental health. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Service users with dementia and mental health difficulties; informal carers, family and friend...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Unintentional participant observation: a research method to inform peer support in mental health?
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to validate peer support in mental health care. Design/methodology/approach Literature review and meta-analysis methodology are used. Findings The unintentional nature of peer support is a valid methodology for the understanding of mental health issues and mental health care. Research limitations/implications The limitation is that peer experience should be accepted as a valued method for research. Practical implications Professional domains may not keep a monopoly of research approaches in mental health. Social implications Peer...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
