The Effect of Western Psychiatric Models of Mental Illness on a Non – Western Culture

Jacobs, CJ Gletus Matthews Cn; Narayanasamy, Kogilah; Hardani, Abbas

doi:10.5296/ijssr.v3i2.7594

Cited by 4 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Consideration should also be given to the cross-cultural differences in the perceptions, experience and reporting of mental health difficulties within the different countries included in this review. For example, whilst all the measures of mental health in this review were validated, they were frequently constructed with a westernised understanding and conceptualisation of mental health, which may not be reported consistently in global populations due to different social constructs of mental health (Jacobs et al , 2015).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Literacy and mental health across the globe: a systematic review

Hunn

Teague

Fisher

2023

MHSI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose The purpose of this systematic review is to assess if there is a relationship between literacy abilities and mental health outcomes as reported in global literature. Fourteen percent of the global population has little or no literacy. Literacy skills impact on daily functioning and have been shown to impact on social outcomes. Whilst there has been research examining the potential association between literacy and mental health outcomes in specific populations, there has been no systematic review of this literature to date. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review was carried out using Embase, PsycINFO and PubMed to identify relevant papers that measured both literacy and mental health. Data relating to the association between literacy and mental health were extracted. The papers included were assessed for quality using a bespoke quality rating tool. A narrative synthesis describes the findings. Findings Nineteen studies from across nine countries were included in the analysis. Seventeen studies showed a significant association between literacy and mental health, those with lower literacy had greater mental health difficulties. Some papers reported factors that interacted with this association, such as age, gender, poverty and years of education. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first systematic review to look at the global picture of literacy and mental health. It suggests there is a relationship between literacy abilities and mental health outcomes, highlighting the importance of healthcare professionals and services including identification of literacy needs within routine mental health practice.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, whilst all the measures of mental health in this review were validated, they were frequently constructed with a westernised understanding and conceptualisation of mental health, which may not be reported consistently in global populations due to different social constructs of mental health (Jacobs et al, 2015).…”

Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%