Using a multicultural lens to understand illnesses among Haitians living in America.

Nicolas, Guerda; DeSilva, Angela M.; Grey, Kathleen S.; Gonzalez-Eastep, Diana

doi:10.1037/0735-7028.37.6.702

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“…Many individuals from the Caribbean believe that mental health problems are caused by spells, spirits and demons, and that such problems represent a punishment for wrongful deeds (Laguerre, 1987;Nicolas, DeSilva, Grey, & Gonzalez-Eastep, 2001;Waldron, 2003). This worldview is not surprising given that the vast array of healing forms in the Caribbean that have their origins in Africa, for example, Santeria or La Regla de Ocha, Voodoo, Obeah, Shango, Spiritual Baptist and Espiritismo are derived from Yoruba-based healing systems 13 and represent an extraordinary complexity of interacting cultural influences.…”

Section: Traditional Healers and Healing Practices In Non-western Coumentioning

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Psychic retreats in other places: Clients who seek healing with traditional healers and psychotherapists1

Moodley

Sutherland

2010

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

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Since the beginning of time, people have been using a range of healing practices to resolve health and mental health concerns. Among these are the traditional healing practices which appear to be growing among immigrant communities in the West, for example, Yoga, Ayurveda, Astrology, Voodoo, Santeria; and, the newer forms, viz., Maat, Morita therapy, Naikan therapy, and many others. These indigenous healing methods seem to address some of the many shortcomings of conventional health care and are practiced in conjunction with, and at times in the place of, modern Western forms. It seems that including two different health care modalities is possible since competing and contradictory cures can be held alongside each other without creating conflict in the client. This paper discusses traditional and cultural healers and healing in non-Western countries and those practices that are engaged with in the diaspora. The paper also considers the use of traditional healing alongside Western counselling and psychotherapy -dual interventions. Finally, the paper explores several strategies that counsellors could undertake when working with ethnic minority clients, particularly those clients who also enter into dual relationships with traditional healers.

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Psychic retreats in other places: Clients who seek healing with traditional healers and psychotherapists1

Moodley

Sutherland

2010

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

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“…Les aliments ont des propriétés chaudes et froides, lourdes et légères. Ainsi, les aliments lourds sont consommés dans la journée pour fournir de l'énergie pour le travail physique et les aliments légers sont consommés dans la soirée (Miller, 2000 ;Nicolas et al, 2006). Les maladies modérées ou chroniques sont souvent traitées au sein de la famille ou au sein du système naturel de soutien social.…”

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“…Sezisman, qui signifie littéralement « saisi » ou « surpris », est un état de paralysie généralement provoqué par un choc soudain mettant en jeu une grande colère, de l'indignation ou de la tristesse ou plus rarement un bonheur extrême (Bourguignon, 1984 ;Nicolas et al, 2006). Les principales causes comprennent : recevoir des nouvelles tristes au sujet d'un être cher, être témoin d'un événement traumatique, voir des personnes mourir, vivre une crise familiale ou être victime de blessures narcissiques (injures, perte d'emploi).…”

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Culture et santé mentale en Haïti : une revue de littérature

Pierre¹,

Minn²,

Sterlin³

et al. 2010

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Tous droits réservés © Santé mentale au Québec, 2010 Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne. Résumé de l'article Cet article passe en revue et résume l'ensemble de la littérature sur la santé mentale et les services de santé mentale en Haïti. Ce compte rendu a été rédigé à la suite du tremblement de terre qui a frappé Haïti en janvier 2010. Nous avons effectué des recherches dans Medline, Google Scholar et d'autres bases de données disponibles en vue de recueillir la littérature scientifique pertinente sur la santé mentale en Haïti. La consultation d'ouvrages de référence et de la littérature grise sur Haïti a complété les recherches. La première partie décrit les principales données historiques, économiques, sociologiques et anthropologiques qui permettent de comprendre sommairement Haïti et sa population. La démographie, la structure familiale, l'économie haïtienne et la religion y sont abordées. La deuxième partie est axée sur la santé mentale et les services de santé mentale. L'épidémiologie élémentaire des maladies mentales, les croyances au sujet des maladies mentales, les modèles explicatifs, les idiomes de détresse, les comportements de recherche d'aide, la configuration des services de santé mentale et l'étude des relations entre la religion et la santé mentale y sont examinés.

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“…There is little information on the clinical manifestation of depression in Haitians infected with HIV and scant information on the prevalence of depression amongst persons of Haitian ancestry in general [30][31][32][33][34][35][36] . The paucity of studies may be partly attributable to the absence of culturally and linguistically adapted instruments in the Haitian-Creole language 37,38 .…”

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“…The paucity of studies may be partly attributable to the absence of culturally and linguistically adapted instruments in the Haitian-Creole language 37,38 . The few studies examining the mental health of Haitians have been primarily conducted in the US with questions administered in English [30][31][32][33]39 .…”

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Reliability and Validity of the Haitian Creole PHQ-9

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BACKGROUND: There is limited information on depression in Haitians and this is partly attributable to the absence of culturally and linguistically adapted measures for depression. OBJECTIVE: To perform a psychometric evaluation of the Haitian-Creole version of the PHQ-9 administered to men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Republic of Haiti. DESIGN: This study uses a cross-sectional design and data are from the Integrated Behavioral and Biological HIV Survey (IBBS) for MSM in Haiti. PARTICIPANTS: Inclusion criteria required that participants be male, ≥ 18 years, report sexual relations with a male partner in the last 12 months, and lived in Haiti during the past 3 months. Respondent Driven Sampling was used for participant recruitment. MAIN MEASURES: A structured questionnaire was verbally administered in Haitian-Creole capturing information on sociodemographics, sexual behaviors, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status and depressive symptomatology using the PHQ-9. Psychometric analyses of the translated PHQ-9 assessed unidimensionality, factor structure, reliability, construct validity, and differential item functioning (DIF) across subgroups (age, educational level, sexual orientation and HIV status). KEY RESULTS: In a study population of 1,028 MSM, the Haitian-Creole version of the PHQ-9 is unidimensional, has moderately high internal consistency reliability (α = 0.78), and shows evidence of construct validity where HIV-positive subjects have greater depression (p=0.002). There is no evidence of DIF across age, education, sexual orientation or HIV status. HIVpositive MSM are twice as likely to screen positive for moderately severe and severe depressive symptoms compared to their HIV-negative counterparts. CONCLUSIONS: There is strong evidence for the psychometric adequacy of the translated PHQ-9 screening tool as a measure of depression with MSM in Haiti. Future research is necessary to examine the predictive validity of depression for subsequent health behaviors or clinical outcomes among Haitian MSM.KEYWORDS: Depression; Haiti; HIV/AIDS; International health; men who have sex with men.

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Using a multicultural lens to understand illnesses among Haitians living in America.

Cited by 34 publications

References 20 publications

Psychic retreats in other places: Clients who seek healing with traditional healers and psychotherapists1

Psychic retreats in other places: Clients who seek healing with traditional healers and psychotherapists1

Culture et santé mentale en Haïti : une revue de littérature

Reliability and Validity of the Haitian Creole PHQ-9

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