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Illness Explanatory Model

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The aim of the Ekanayake, Ahmad and McKenzie (2011) study was to document the perceived causes of depression. Previous research identified that illness explanatory models (IEM) of depression differed in various populations and that no research had been conducted in Canada that examined these potential variants in ethnic minority groups. For this reason, they studied the largest ethnic minority i.e. individuals originating from South Asia and looked specifically at the perspectives of women who had contact with a primary care setting. It was hoped that uncovering the lay beliefs experienced by those suffering from the disorder, will aid treatment strategies and prevent health care discrimination. The GHQ-12 was used to screen for depression …show more content…

The knowledge of the professed factors that cause depression can aid researchers in tackling these problems and this could help the prevalence of the illness reduce in this population. Similarly, they may find a way to present depression in a way in which sufferers in this ethnic group will be more willing to seek help. Interventions that are congruent with the perceived causes may present the best methods of treatment and recovery. In this way, the mental health service gaps could be reduced. Future research could classify participants on their length of residence in the country to see if there are any differences in the perceived causes of depression and the willingness to approach health care services. By conducting the research in other countries, it would be possible to establish whether the precursors and stressors experienced by these women were experienced worldwide by immigrants or unique to racialized groups in Canada. On a smaller scale, the study could be replicated in other Canadian …show more content…

However, this may be due to the lack of formal diagnosis. This meant that they participants may have lacked the understanding and professional knowledge of depression and its full range of symptoms. A notable strength of the study is that it recognises that each patient will have a unique understanding of their depressive symptoms. In this way, approaches to treatment do not adhere to a ‘one size fits all ' policy. More work should look at ways of integrating alternative approaches to antidepressants as an initial method of treatment so that GPs can prove that there is more than one option. When being treated, patients should be involved in the decisions that determine their care so that they are given some of the control that they report losing with the illness. Both studies are insightful and demonstrate the positive influence that patient participation may have on successful

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Depression among the Hmong Depression is considered to be one of the more prevalent mental illnesses in Western society. Although it can be interpreted as deep sadness, it can also lead to health deficits later on in a person’s life, depending on how long it lasts. The film ‘The Split Horn’, filmed by Taggart Siegel and Jim McSilver, (PBS, 2015) touches on the impact that depression has on a specific group of people called the Hmong. However, the Hmong view of depression contrasts from those who practice Western culture, and some views of one culture contradicts the other. There are a few consequences that can come out of this, and as a result, one can begin to understand the difference between cultures, since depression is conceptualized

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The mental health rate among Hmong has been found to be high compare to other Western population. The major cause of mental health diagnosis is linked to traumatic war related events that they had experienced back in their homeland and acculturation changes in the United

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The suicide rate ratio of Indigenous Australians is 1.5 that of non-Indigenous. 96.4% of deaths were younger than fifty years of age compared to 70.4% for non-Indigenous people.1 Social determinants of health such as lack of education and unemployment affect the emotional and social wellbeing that is the foundation for Indigenous physical and mental health. 2 Indigenous Australians have worse health conditions from poorer health and more likely to die at an earlier age than non-Indigenous Australians. Discriminatory behaviour erodes Indigenous self-esteem and value within their community and contributes to bad mental health. 3 Suicide is a largely preventable public health problem.

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The articles main focus is to examine older youth within the foster care system and their reaction to psychological instability. The different stages of growth throughout the child/children life and what might have been the trigger to offset a change. A lot of mental disabilities are cause from a combination of dramatic factors (sexual assault, abandonment as a child, neglect) drugs, and/or alcohol. The method in which was used to gather data was Diagnostic interview Schedule for DSM-IV.

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