Abstract:To understand every religion, it is vital to study the main sources, the specific religious scriptures of a particular religion. In order to draw a conclusion about the core message of religion, it is not scientific to observe only the practices of the adherents of a certain religion. Although Buddhism and Islam have been considered as religions of peace, the meeting of Buddhists and Muslims is most often imagined as one of violent confrontation in the modern world. There should be an understanding between Bud… Show more
“…The concepts of 'Anand and Sukha', both of which may translate to bliss and happiness, have been described in detail in the Upanishads, which identify happiness as the core of the human personality around which a person exists and functions (Banavathy & Choudry, 2014). This is equivalent to 'peaceful coexistence', that is also rooted in the teachings of Buddhism (Ashath, 2021). Even though most of the participants did not directly state that religious beliefs or Indian philosophy/ies of life governed their beliefs about mental health and well-being, the influence and importance of religion were evident in some statements, for example, when they invoked God during the conversation and expressed gratitude to God.…”
AimThe aim of this study is to explore how immigrant women and men from India construct mental health and mental illness in the perinatal period.DesignQualitative interpretive design.MethodsData were collected by conducting in‐depth interviews with 19 participants. Photo elicitation, free listing and pile sorting were used during the interviews. Purposive sampling was used, and data were collected in 2018 and 2019. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.Finding/ResultsOne major theme and three subthemes were identified. ‘We do not talk about it’ was the major theme and the subthemes: (1) ‘living peacefully and feeling happy’ described the views on mental health; (2) ‘that's the elephant in the room still’ captures how participants felt when talking about mental illness; and (3) ‘why don't we talk about it’ offers reasons why the Indian community does not talk about mental health and illness.ConclusionThe findings of this study have highlighted the importance of understanding the impact of immigration and being culturally sensitive when assessing mental health in the perinatal period.ImpactThe findings of this study identify some of the reasons for non‐disclosure of mental health issues by immigrants. Incorporating these findings during psychosocial assessment by health professionals in the perinatal period will help translate the cultural aspects into more effective communication.Patient or Public ContributionPatient and public contribution to the study was provided by the Community Stakeholders Group; these were members of the immigrant community from India who had expertise in mental health. They contributed to the study design and the key terms and phrases for the free list used in interviews.
“…The concepts of 'Anand and Sukha', both of which may translate to bliss and happiness, have been described in detail in the Upanishads, which identify happiness as the core of the human personality around which a person exists and functions (Banavathy & Choudry, 2014). This is equivalent to 'peaceful coexistence', that is also rooted in the teachings of Buddhism (Ashath, 2021). Even though most of the participants did not directly state that religious beliefs or Indian philosophy/ies of life governed their beliefs about mental health and well-being, the influence and importance of religion were evident in some statements, for example, when they invoked God during the conversation and expressed gratitude to God.…”
AimThe aim of this study is to explore how immigrant women and men from India construct mental health and mental illness in the perinatal period.DesignQualitative interpretive design.MethodsData were collected by conducting in‐depth interviews with 19 participants. Photo elicitation, free listing and pile sorting were used during the interviews. Purposive sampling was used, and data were collected in 2018 and 2019. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.Finding/ResultsOne major theme and three subthemes were identified. ‘We do not talk about it’ was the major theme and the subthemes: (1) ‘living peacefully and feeling happy’ described the views on mental health; (2) ‘that's the elephant in the room still’ captures how participants felt when talking about mental illness; and (3) ‘why don't we talk about it’ offers reasons why the Indian community does not talk about mental health and illness.ConclusionThe findings of this study have highlighted the importance of understanding the impact of immigration and being culturally sensitive when assessing mental health in the perinatal period.ImpactThe findings of this study identify some of the reasons for non‐disclosure of mental health issues by immigrants. Incorporating these findings during psychosocial assessment by health professionals in the perinatal period will help translate the cultural aspects into more effective communication.Patient or Public ContributionPatient and public contribution to the study was provided by the Community Stakeholders Group; these were members of the immigrant community from India who had expertise in mental health. They contributed to the study design and the key terms and phrases for the free list used in interviews.
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