The diagnostic and statistical manual: sacred text for a secular community?

Maynard, Elizabeth A.

doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.762574

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“…Religion, spirituality, and mental health of US military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study (33) 2017 USA…”

Section: Ethnic Density and Risk Of Mental Ill Health -The Case Of Religious Sectarianism In Northern Irelandmentioning

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Religiosity and mental health as aspects of comprehensiveness in care

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Objective: to understand how religiosity can influence the health of individuals diagnosed with mental disorders, based on comprehensive care. Methods: this is an integrative literature review, with the inclusion of articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish, between 2010 and 2018. Results: the critical analysis and qualitative synthesis of the 24 selected studies were categorized into two subtopics: The influence of religiosity in promoting comprehensive mental health care; Mental health versus religiosity: influencing conditions for effective access to comprehensive care. Final considerations: a positive influence of religiosity was identified in the lives of individuals diagnosed with mental disorders; however, evidence shows that health teams do not feel comfortable and prepared to work with religiosity as an expression of spirituality. This being one of the dimensional aspects of health, it can be inferred, on the results, the existence of this gap in the comprehensive care approach.

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“…Religion, spirituality, and mental health of US military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study (33) 2017 USA…”

Section: Ethnic Density and Risk Of Mental Ill Health -The Case Of Religious Sectarianism In Northern Irelandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Religiosity and mental health as aspects of comprehensiveness in care

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“…Critics of the medical model also draw attention to the absence of objective medical tests, such as an x-ray or blood test, which often leaves diagnosis of symptoms relying on observable behaviour and patient self-reports. The lack of objective, diagnostic tests, the existence of different classification systems and the incomplete evidential basis of psychiatric theory raises concern about a lack of cohesion within the medical model (Kirk and Kutchins, 1994;Kutchins and Kirk, 1993;Maynard, 2014;Timimi, 2014). This situation has rendered the biomedical model of mental illness vulnerable to criticisms from a number of quarters, including those which are outlined in summary form below.…”

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Superdiversity re-imagined: Applying superdiversity theory to research beyond migration studies

Kirwan

2021

Current Sociology

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Superdiversity, as a concept, has assisted researchers to reveal heretofore hidden phenomena in society and to illuminate the nuanced subjectivity of migrant flows and the multidimensionality of migratory experiences. This article argues that the core tenets of superdiversity theory can help address epistemological questions in relation to issues beyond the parameters of migration studies. The topic of mental illness is used as an example through which to contemplate or ‘imagine’ the potential of superdiversity theory to assist researchers to break through limiting perspectives and to engage in innovative enquiry. Drawing on Mills’ call for sociological curiosity, this article proposes that a superdiversity lens can be used to think imaginatively in research on mental illness and potentially many other topics. Superdiversity theory has been influential in shaping new ways of understanding migration and population diversity but the question addressed here is whether this lens carries the potential to produce a similar disruptive impact in a wider research sphere.

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Art for Humanizing Mental Illness When Teaching Diagnosis

Sabados

Potash

2023

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

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Teaching a class that covers psychiatric diagnoses is essential for graduate students in mental health professions both for the purpose of providing informed therapeutic services for their clients who may have been diagnosed with a mental illness, and, increasingly, for the provision of diagnosis as a licensed clinician in the United States. Art therapy educators designed an experiential learning approach rooted in two frameworks that humanize mental illness (Two Continua Model of Mental Health and Mental Illness, Power Threat Meaning) combined with reflective art viewing and making. A cumulative art assignment based on one-canvas painting fosters students’ critical perspectives through four observed patterns: appreciating impact of layering; understanding mental illness through art materials and processes; empathizing through reflecting on one’s own experiences; and recognizing the wholeness of those living with mental illness. The incorporation of response art in the psychopathology class has had the intended dual impact of instilling a humanizing approach to mental illness and fostering self-reflection.

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The diagnostic and statistical manual: sacred text for a secular community?

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Religiosity and mental health as aspects of comprehensiveness in care

Religiosity and mental health as aspects of comprehensiveness in care

Superdiversity re-imagined: Applying superdiversity theory to research beyond migration studies

Art for Humanizing Mental Illness When Teaching Diagnosis

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