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Prajapati, Riddhi (2019) South Asian service users and emotional distress: experiences of help-seeking and service provision. DClinPsych thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
Chapter 1 is a systematic review of fifteen identified research studies, exploring the experiences of seeking help, and barriers to accessing and using mental health services in the United Kingdom, from the perspectives of South Asian service users. Three themes emerged from the meta-ethnographic synthesis: Distanced from services, Dilemma of trust and Threat to cultural identity. South Asian service users appeared to engage in an ongoing evaluation of the potential benefits of accessing services, against the risks of threat to their personal and cultural identities. Recommendations are made for services to implement a more culturally-safe and person-centred approach for South Asian service users.
Chapter 2 is a qualitative research study exploring the lived experiences of medically unexplained symptoms in six South Asian women. Interpretative phenomenological analysis of in-depth interviews resulted in three super-ordinate themes: Multiple assaults on the self, Suffering in silence and Reconstructing the self. Having endured traumatic experiences, the participants were marginalised from their communities and healthcare services, their needs were ignored, and their emotional distress silenced and medicalised. Recommendations are made for services to implement a more trauma-informed and holistic approach, acknowledging the emotional needs underlying the expression and lived experiences of medically unexplained symptoms in South Asian women.
Chapter 3 is a reflective paper, narrating the researchers’ reflections on the process of undertaking the research project. The account reflects on managing research challenges and conflicts between personal and professional identities.
Item Type: | Thesis (DClinPsych) | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | South Asians -- Women -- Great Britain, South Asians -- Health and hygiene -- Great Britain, South Asians -- Medical care -- Great Britain, South Asians -- Great Britain -- Ethnic identity, Mental health, Distress (Psychology) | ||||
Official Date: | May 2019 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Department of Psychology | ||||
Thesis Type: | DClinPsych | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Liebling, Helen ; Cleary, Adam | ||||
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Extent: | x, 158 leaves : illustrations | ||||
Language: | eng |
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