调和一个破碎的遗产:在圭亚那发展心理健康社会工作
1Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Guyana, Georgetown P.O. Box 10-1110, Guyana.
International journal of environmental research and public health
|October 27, 2023
概括
圭亚那圭亚那 是一个国家.
科学领域:
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 圭亚那的殖民历史导致了持续的经济不稳定,种族两极分化和广泛的创伤.
- 这些历史因素继续影响今天的圭亚那,导致暴力,家庭虐待和社会分裂.
- 圭亚那全球自杀率高与这些社会性因素以及殖民创伤的持久影响有关.
研究的目的:
- 分析圭亚那精神健康问题的社会性起源,源于殖民遗产和暴力.
- 评估现有的生物医学和传统超自然方法对圭亚那精神卫生保健的局限性.
- 倡导一个整合性,整体和基于权利的模式来应对圭亚那的心理健康挑战.
主要方法:
- 对圭亚那导致精神困扰的社会性因素的定性分析.
- 考察殖民历史对当前心理健康结果的影响.
- 讨论传统的治疗方法,如Obeah,以及它们在心理健康护理中的作用.
主要成果:
- 圭亚那现有的心理健康服务,主要是生物医学,由于可访问性和污名化,面临挑战.
- 传统的治疗实践虽然有影响力,但并没有解决精神困扰的社会性根源原因.
- 圭亚那精神健康问题的社会性质深深植根于殖民主义的创伤及其相关的暴力.
结论:
- 对于一个整合性和整体的实践模式存在着深刻的需求,该实践模型通过社会化的镜头来看待心理健康问题.
- 社会工作者与其他卫生专业人员合作,对于整合各种精神卫生保健方法至关重要.
- 开发一种基于权利的模式是必不可少的,承认精神疾病健康是社会决定的.
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