Une Acadie troublée : santé mentale ou marginalisation des démunis?

Abstract

Après avoir brossé un tableau des recherches récentes effectuées en santé mentale en Acadie, cet article remet en question les pratiques psychiatriques privilégiées par les services institutionnels, aux dépens de la minorité acadienne en particulier. L'auteur en déduit que la santé mentale en Acadie est, sous couvert thérapeutique, un instrument d'oppression sociale et culturelle. En conclusion, il présente certains réseaux alternatifs qui, bien que fragiles et dépendants de l'État, remettent en question les injustices, inégalités et abus de pouvoirs des services d'aide institutionnels

Acadian Mental Health

“…Furthermore, Acadians seemed to have higher rates of psychiatric admissions and higher rates of involuntary hospitalization, compared with the Canadian average. 2 Francophones appeared to have less favourable perceptions of psychiatric services and of effectiveness of medications, compared with anglophones. What was also interesting was that francophones placed more importance on their support groups and family support networks, compared with anglophones, who emphasized the psychiatric institutions, psychiatrists, and clinics as most helpful.…”

“…1 The history of the Acadians is marked by deportation and colonization, as well as numerous attempts of assimilation. 2 Today, francophones make up almost one-third of the population of New Brunswick, 3 Canada's only officially bilingual province. 4 As mental health professionals living and working in the predominantly francophone region of northeastern New Brunswick, we conducted a literature review with the goal of better understanding the needs of the population we serve and the mental health services available to that population.…”