Introduction to Global Psychologies: Mental Health and the Global South

Fernando, Suman; Moodley, Roy

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“…The exception being the Urban Adolescent Hope Scale and the Strong Souls instruments which were developed with indigenous Australian Youth. While many of these instruments have been translated to other languages and validated in different cultural contexts, it raises questions which align with debates around decolonising mental health such as what constitutes as knowledge and “evidence” of global mental health and who decides what counts as “evidence” ( Fernando and Moodley, 2018 ; Horn, 2020 ; Morton et al, 2020 ).…”

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Measuring Mental Wellness of Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Instruments

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Moosajee²,

Wyk³

2022

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectiveMental health is critical to the healthy development of adolescents. However, mental health encompasses more than the absence of mental illness; and should include indicators of mental wellness. A critical review of available mental wellness instruments for adolescents were conducted to identify operational definitions of mental wellness concepts for this population group.MethodA systematic review of literature published between 2000 and 2020 was done to identify mental wellness instruments for adolescent populations. The review followed the PRISMA operational steps.ResultsWe identified 2,543 articles from the search strategy and screened titles and abstracts for eligibility. After appraisal, 97 studies were included in the qualitative synthesis; of which, 79 mental wellness instruments were identified. Most studies did not provide a definition for mental wellness. We identified thirteen mental wellness concepts from 97 studies, namely: life satisfaction, mental wellbeing [general], resilience, self-efficacy, self- esteem, connectedness, coping, self-control, mindfulness/spiritual, hope, sense of coherence, happiness, and life purpose.ConclusionThe review reflected previous research identifying a lack of consensus around the definitions of mental health, mental wellness, and mental wellbeing. This has implications for developing instruments for adolescents that adequately measure these constructs. Most of the instruments identified in the review were predominantly English and from developed countries. This indicates a need for instrument that are explicitly conceptualised and operationalised for adolescents in all their varied contexts.

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Measuring Mental Wellness of Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Instruments

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Moosajee²,

Wyk³

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…Although the dominant model in the West is now biomedical, with a focus on physical pathology, there is still much take up of alternative and complementary medicine. Nor have traditional indigenous views globally about illness and disease completely been colonised by biomedicine (Fernando 2018).…”

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Towards a more relational psychiatry: a critical reflection

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2021

BJPsych advances

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SUMMARY Criticism of the biomedical model of psychiatry that regards mental illness as brain disease has been labelled ‘anti-psychiatry’. Critical psychiatry arises out of so-called anti-psychiatry, but has additional roots in transcultural psychiatry, its alliance with psychiatric user/survivor groups, and the methodological critique of the neuroscientific basis of mental health problems and psychiatric treatment effectiveness. It is not opposed to psychiatry as such and argues for a person-centred shift for practice and research. This article discusses how a more truly biopsychosocial model, which critiques the biomedical model to produce a more relational practice, is needed not only for psychiatry but also for medicine in general.

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“…Acknowledging racialization and racism is central to intersectional critiques of power and privilege (Collins, 1989;Combahee River Collective, 1977Davis, 1983;hooks, 1981;Lorde, 1984). In mental health science, intersectional reflexivity means that the impact of culturally-mediated, ideology-related information should be fundamental to diagnosis and definitions of what constitutes health and sickness, so the categories used must be culture-specific, or as close to it as possible (Fernando & Moodley, 2018). Furthermore, a critique of Western mental health science's occupational culture should be included in the curriculum (Fernando, 2017;Lazaridou & Heinz, 2021).…”

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Deconstructing institutional racism and the social construction of whiteness: A strategy for professional competence training in culture and migration mental health

Lazaridou

Fernando

2022

Transcult Psychiatry

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The position presented in this article draws on the professional insights of the authors, reflecting on issues of global political importance in culture and migration mental health. As institutional theory perspectives continue to develop, solutions to complex social problems such as racism require embodied knowledge if the lines of authority and basic occupational routines are to be meaningfully renegotiated. Embodied knowledge is socially situated and self-reflexive and reflects cumulative and marginalized experiences that contribute to a better understanding of institutional racism and the social construction of whiteness. The authors foreground the development of critical consciousness and emotional literacy in order to be more professionally competent in institutional contexts of mental health training, education and practice. To this end, elements of due process, transparency, inclusiveness, community engagement and accountability are at the center of a political and intellectual movement towards epistemological justice to promote antiracism and social justice in culture and migration mental health. The authors define decolonial intersectionality as a clear philosophical vision outlining how best to respond to those at risk of experiencing racism and the associated mental health burdens.

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Introduction to Global Psychologies: Mental Health and the Global South

Cited by 10 publications

References 18 publications

Measuring Mental Wellness of Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Instruments

Measuring Mental Wellness of Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Instruments

Towards a more relational psychiatry: a critical reflection

Deconstructing institutional racism and the social construction of whiteness: A strategy for professional competence training in culture and migration mental health

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