"Head take you": Causal attributions of mental illness in Jamaica. (February 2015)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "Head take you": Causal attributions of mental illness in Jamaica. (February 2015)
- Main Title:
- "Head take you": Causal attributions of mental illness in Jamaica
- Authors:
- Arthur, Carlotta M.
Whitley, Rob - Abstract:
- Causal attributions are a key factor in explanatory models of illness; however, little research on causal attributions of mental illness has been conducted in developing nations in the Caribbean, including Jamaica. Explanatory models of mental illness may be important in understanding illness experience and be a crucial factor in mental health service seeking and utilization. We explored causal attributions of mental illness in Jamaica by conducting 20 focus groups, including 16 community samples, 2 patient samples, and 2 samples of caregivers of patients, with a total of 159 participants. The 5 most commonly endorsed causal attributions of mental illness are discussed: (a) drug-related causes, including ganja (marijuana); (b) biological causes, such as chemical imbalance, familial transmission, and "blood"; (c) psychological causes, including stress and thinking too much; (d) social causes, such as relationship problems and job loss; and (e) spiritual or religious causes, including Obeah.
- Is Part Of:
- Transcultural psychiatry. Volume 52:Number 1(2015:Feb.)
- Journal:
- Transcultural psychiatry
- Issue:
- Volume 52:Number 1(2015:Feb.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 52, Issue 1 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 52
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0052-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 115
- Page End:
- 132
- Publication Date:
- 2015-02
- Subjects:
- Caribbean -- causal attribution -- etiology -- explanatory model -- Jamaica -- mental illness
Psychiatry, Transcultural -- Periodicals
Social psychology -- Periodicals
Psychiatry -- Periodicals
Ethnopsychology -- Periodicals
Cross-Cultural Comparison -- Periodicals
Ethnopsychology -- Periodicals
Psychiatry -- Periodicals
616.89 - Journal URLs:
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http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/1363461514557065 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1363-4615
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