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Coping with Depression: A Dynamic Networks Approach to the Study of Social Network Constellation, Cohesion and ConflictSardana, Srishti January 2022 (has links)
Introduction. Humanity is now witnessing one of the highest rates of displacement since the beginning of its history, with an unprecedented 79.5 million people around the world being forced to leave their homes; among whom are 26 million refugees. Since 2011, the protracted Syrian war has threatened the stability and well-being of all persons affected by the war. In these complex emergencies, regular access to resources, pathways to building social ties, and utilization of existing service networks (such as education, healthcare, and protection) are disrupted.
Method. Nine Syrian refugees and Lebanese host currently living in Lebanon screened positive for clinical depression and receiving interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) by Lebanese providers were recruited for the study. A novel social network assessment tool using a dynamic network framework was designed and preliminarily tested to explore social support and conflict in the sample during IPT. Changes in social support and conflict resolution were assessed pre-and post-IPT in the depressed selection.
Results. To our knowledge, this is the first-of-its-kind study to adopt a dynamic, multiplex, open-system approach to identifying, classifying, and exploring temporal changes in the social network roles in both refugees and host population(s) with specific goal orientation. This is also the first to study these in the context of individuals with a mental health problem receiving IPT for depression treatment. Outcomes indicate promise of the use of the dynamic network theory’s survey approach (aka network goal analysis) among depressed participants and provides important insights about pathways through which persons activate social support and resolve conflict in a humanitarian emergency setting.
Discussion. Amidst war, economic downturn, COVID-19 pandemic, and recent bomb blasts, communities have been fragmented and their social ties, severed. Increasing rates of common mental disorders have worsened peoples’ capabilities for survival. This novel dynamic network approach to the study of social support and conflict resolution brings into focus pathways and social roles among depressed individuals crucial for social support, with implications for policy makers and mental health practitioners.
Keywords. Dynamic networks, Interpersonal psychotherapy, Social support, Conflict, Cohesion
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Social support and mental health: a comparison between newly arrived and locally born youth in HongKongLee, Tin-wai, Grace., 李天慧. January 2000 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Work
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The impact of gender and ethnicity on the use of mental health services : a case study of twenty immigrant and refugee womenJohnson, M. Audrey 05 1900 (has links)
The voices and experiences of immigrant and refugee
women in Canada have been conspicuously absent from policy
issues, programme planning, and mental health literature.
However, more immigrant and refugee women than men, from
traditional cultures, are considered to have mental health
needs, because of risk factors such as stress at the time of
migration, and because of Canadian policies and programmes
which disadvantage them. This study explores from the
consumers perspective the reasons for disparate mental
health service utilization between South Asian and Latin
American women in Vancouver.
Using a cross-sectional, exploratory, case study
approach, and a feminist perspective, ten South Asian and
ten Latin American women who have used mental health
services were interviewed in depth. Sixty percent of the
participants were survivors of violence and torture. Five
Latin American women were survivors of pre-migration
catastrophic stress. Their mental health needs were
characterised by traumatic experiences, grieving and
depression. Except for the three who were married, they had
no traditional support networks. In contrast with the South
Asian group they appeared to have less shame and covert
behaviour. Mental illness, considered a ‘house secret’, carries
great stigma in the South Asian community, and has serious
ramifications for the immediate as well as the extended
family. Among South Asian participants seven had been
subjected to wife battering, and four of their spouses had a
substance abuse problem. Their mental health needs were
also triggered by traumatic experiences, grieving and
depression. The more established South Asian women had
extended family living in Vancouver, yet social support was
still lacking.
Having ‘no one to turn to’ was a pervasive theme across
both groups of women; their experiences characterised by
loss. Analysis of data exploring the decision to use
services illustrates stages in a process of recovery from
experienced violence.
Post migration domestic violence and pre-migration
violence have devastating, life-shattering consequences
which require culturally sensitive interventions by social
workers and other health care professionals. An obligatory
stage in the clinical intervention process is to explore the
issue of violence. Finally, policy decisions which impact
upon women from ethnocultural communities in Canada must
embrace a philosophy which considers well-trained,
culturally-sensitive, linguistically—competent workers a
priority.
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The impact of gender and ethnicity on the use of mental health services : a case study of twenty immigrant and refugee womenJohnson, M. Audrey 05 1900 (has links)
The voices and experiences of immigrant and refugee
women in Canada have been conspicuously absent from policy
issues, programme planning, and mental health literature.
However, more immigrant and refugee women than men, from
traditional cultures, are considered to have mental health
needs, because of risk factors such as stress at the time of
migration, and because of Canadian policies and programmes
which disadvantage them. This study explores from the
consumers perspective the reasons for disparate mental
health service utilization between South Asian and Latin
American women in Vancouver.
Using a cross-sectional, exploratory, case study
approach, and a feminist perspective, ten South Asian and
ten Latin American women who have used mental health
services were interviewed in depth. Sixty percent of the
participants were survivors of violence and torture. Five
Latin American women were survivors of pre-migration
catastrophic stress. Their mental health needs were
characterised by traumatic experiences, grieving and
depression. Except for the three who were married, they had
no traditional support networks. In contrast with the South
Asian group they appeared to have less shame and covert
behaviour. Mental illness, considered a ‘house secret’, carries
great stigma in the South Asian community, and has serious
ramifications for the immediate as well as the extended
family. Among South Asian participants seven had been
subjected to wife battering, and four of their spouses had a
substance abuse problem. Their mental health needs were
also triggered by traumatic experiences, grieving and
depression. The more established South Asian women had
extended family living in Vancouver, yet social support was
still lacking.
Having ‘no one to turn to’ was a pervasive theme across
both groups of women; their experiences characterised by
loss. Analysis of data exploring the decision to use
services illustrates stages in a process of recovery from
experienced violence.
Post migration domestic violence and pre-migration
violence have devastating, life-shattering consequences
which require culturally sensitive interventions by social
workers and other health care professionals. An obligatory
stage in the clinical intervention process is to explore the
issue of violence. Finally, policy decisions which impact
upon women from ethnocultural communities in Canada must
embrace a philosophy which considers well-trained,
culturally-sensitive, linguistically—competent workers a
priority. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate
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Mental Illness Stigma, Parent-Child Communication, and Help-Seeking of Young American Adults with Immigrant ParentsBismar, Danna 08 1900 (has links)
This study examined a mediational model of mental illness stigma, parent-child communication about mental health concerns, and help seeking attitudes/behaviors among young adults with at least one immigrant parent while considering the possible moderating effect of acculturation gap. The primary goal of this study was to examine whether the acculturation gap changed the relation between mental illness stigma and communication about personal mental health concerns with immigrant parents, which in turn could become a significant predictor of their help-seeking attitudes, as well as a barrier to seeking professional mental health services. Findings provided support to the direct and indirect effects of mental illness stigma through communication about mental health concerns on attitudes about help-seeking. The acculturation gap hypothesized to be a possible moderator for the stigma-communication about mental health concerns relationship among young adult ABCI was found to be significant for ABCI with a low mainstream culture acculturation gap. Discussion on the findings, limitations of the study, future research directions, and counseling implications are addressed.
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