Illness and the Politics of Social Suffering: Towards a Critical Research Agenda in Health and Science Studies*

Marques, Tiago Pires

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“…The overall impact of residential schooling in the form of intergenerational and historic trauma has been devastating [ 3 , 5 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ]. Research continues to demonstrate major discrepancies in mental health status among Indigenous populations compared with other Canadians [ 20 , 27 , 28 ].…”

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“…Social suffering is both socially produced and mediated by historical, political, economic, and cultural factors, i.e., structural violence [ 17 , 19 , 21 ]. Mental health institutions and policies support, often unwittingly, the embeddedness of an assimilationist ethos, putting Indigenous people at risk of not having their mental health care needs recognized and met [ 16 , 50 , 51 ].…”

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“…Failure to address structural violence is, at least in part, related to its insidious and silent nature [ 12 , 17 , 20 ]. Structural violence is inextricably linked to social suffering, which is defined as the result of not only the direct exercise of political, economic, and institutional power over people, but also of the way these forms of power shape human experience and social issues [ 21 ].…”

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Social Suffering: Indigenous Peoples’ Experiences of Accessing Mental Health and Substance Use Services

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Josewski

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In this paper, we present findings from a qualitative study that explored Indigenous people’s experiences of mental health and addictions care in the context of an inner-city area in Western Canada. Using an ethnographic design, a total of 39 clients accessing 5 community-based mental health care agencies were interviewed, including 18 in-depth individual interviews and 4 focus groups. Health care providers also were interviewed (n = 24). Data analysis identified four intersecting themes: normalization of social suffering; re-creation of trauma; the challenge of reconciling constrained lives with harm reduction; and mitigating suffering through relational practice. The results highlight the complexities of experiences of accessing systems of care for Indigenous people marginalized by poverty and other forms of social inequity, and the potential harms that arise from inattention to the intersecting social context(s) of peoples’ lives. Service delivery that aims to address the mental health concerns of Indigenous people must be designed with awareness of, and responsiveness to, the impact of structural violence and social suffering on peoples’ lived realities. A relational policy and policy lens is key to alleviate patterns of social suffering and counter the harms that are unwittingly created when social suffering is normalized.

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“…La Salud Mental Global como campo emergente también viene reuniendo a especialistas y actores sociales que intervienen directamente en la salud pública y determinan objetivos del gobierno, políticas de reforma institucional y medidas preventivas. A su vez, conforme a Tiago Pires Marques (2018), pretende entender las formas contemporáneas de sufrimiento en términos de procesos cada vez más globalizados y secularizados de las economías capitalistas.…”

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Racismo epistémico en el “sertão” del nordeste brasileño: un abordaje genealógico de la salud mental

Donato

2022

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Este articulo trata del racismo epistémico en el sertão del nordeste de Brasil, entre finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX. Responde a dos objetivos: 1) evidenciar ese fenómeno aplicado al territorio; 2) visibilizar personajes e influencias epistemológicas en el campo de la salud mental, estimulando más estudios. Dentro del abordaje genealógico se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica y documental interdisciplinaria, interlocuciones con actores, análisis interseccional y poscolonial bajo la interface entre dos paradigmas del periodo: racial/mestizaje y territorio/sertão. Concluye que la racialización y subalternización encontradas se asocian al momento político de construcción de la identidad nacional, siendo relevantes las teorías psiquiátricas, como la degeneración y la eugenesia, que también influyeron en la psicología. Están demostradas colonialidades inherentes al mesianismo y al bandolerismo nómada. Se sugiere ampliar el término de científico a epistémico, revisiones de disciplinas y prácticas globales, desde el punto de vista de la descolonización epistémica y de la Reforma Psiquiátrica.

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Illness and the Politics of Social Suffering: Towards a Critical Research Agenda in Health and Science Studies*

Abstract: Doença e política do sofrimento social: para uma agenda de investigação crítica nos estudos da saúde e da ciência Maladie et politique de la souffrance sociale: pour un agenda de recherche critique dans les études de la santé et de la science

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Social Suffering: Indigenous Peoples’ Experiences of Accessing Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Social Suffering: Indigenous Peoples’ Experiences of Accessing Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Racismo epistémico en el “sertão” del nordeste brasileño: un abordaje genealógico de la salud mental

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