scholarly journals Asian mental health and use of drama therapy for acculturative family distancing in immigrant families

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-35
Author(s):  
Bharat R. Sampathi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Drama Therapy ◽  
Asian Mental Health ◽  
Acculturative Family Distancing

Mental Health Among Adolescents from Returned Portuguese Immigrant Families

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Félix Neto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Portuguese Adolescents

This study investigated mental health problems and their predictors among adolescents from returned immigrant families. The sample consisted of 360 returned adolescents (mean age = 16.8 years; SD = 1.9). The mean duration of a sojourn in Portugal for the sample was 8.2 years (SD = 4.5). A control group of 217 Portuguese youths were also included in the study. Adolescents from immigrant families reported mental health levels similar to those of Portuguese adolescents who have never migrated. Girls showed more mental health problems than boys. Younger adolescents showed fewer mental health problems than older adolescents. Adaptation variables contributed to mental health outcomes even after acculturation variables were accounted for. Implications of the study for counselors are discussed.

scholarly journals Engines of alternative objectivity: Re-articulating the nature and value of participatory mental health organisations with the Hearing Voices Movement and Stepping Out Theatre Company

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Blencowe ◽  
Julian Brigstocke ◽  
Tehseen Noorani
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Science Studies ◽  
Drama Therapy ◽  
Biomedical Science ◽  
Sociology Of Culture ◽  
Hearing Voices ◽  
Production Values ◽  
Theatre Company ◽  
High Production

Through two case studies, the Hearing Voices Movement and Stepping Out Theatre Company, we demonstrate how successful participatory organisations can be seen as ‘engines of alternative objectivity’ rather than as the subjective other to objective, biomedical science. With the term ‘alternative objectivity’, we point to collectivisations of experience that are different to biomedical science but are nonetheless forms of objectivity. Taking inspiration from feminist theory, science studies and sociology of culture, we argue that participatory mental health organisations generate their own forms of objectivity through novel modes of collectivising experience. The Hearing Voices Movement cultivates an ‘activist science’ that generates an alternative objective knowledge through a commitment to experimentation, controlling, testing, recording and sharing experience. Stepping Out distinguishes itself from drama therapy by cultivating an alternative objective culture through its embrace of high production values, material culture, aesthetic standards. A crucial aspect of participatory practice is overcoming alienation, enabling people to get outside of themselves, encounter material worlds and join forces with others.

scholarly journals Cultural Adaptation, Parenting and Child Mental Health Among English Speaking Asian American Immigrant Families

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 572-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keng-Yen Huang ◽  
Esther Calzada ◽  
Sabrina Cheng ◽  
R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez ◽  
Laurie Miller Brotman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
English Speaking

The Relationship Between Maternal and Child Mental Health in Mexican Immigrant Families

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane B. McNaughton ◽  
Julia Muennich Cowell ◽  
Deborah Gross ◽  
Louis Fogg ◽  
Sarah H. Ailey
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Mexican Immigrant Families ◽  
The Relationship

Violence, Place, and Strengthened Space: A Review of Immigration Stress, Violence Exposure, and Intervention for Immigrant Latinx Youth and Families

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-151
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Jolie ◽  
Ogechi Cynthia Onyeka ◽  
Stephanie Torres ◽  
Cara DiClemente ◽  
Maryse Richards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Multiple Stressors ◽  
Structural Violence ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Immigration Reform ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Migration Experiences ◽  
Latinx Youth ◽  
Immigration Stress

Latinx immigrant families are greatly impacted by US policies and practices that limit immigrant families’ and children's rights. This article reviews the effects of such policies and the growing literature examining migration experiences. Latinx immigrant youth and parents may encounter multiple stressors across the stages of migration, including physical and structural violence, fear, poverty, and discrimination, which contribute to higher rates of mental health problems in this population. Despite significant trauma exposure, immigrants demonstrate incredible resilience within themselves, their families, and their communities and through movements and policies aimed at protecting their rights. Numerous culturally relevant universal, targeted, and intensive interventions were developed to magnify these protective factors to promote healing, advance immigration reform, and provide trauma-informed training and psychoeducation. Psychologistsplay a crucial role in implementing, evaluating, and advocating for accessible and collaborative approaches to care so that Latinx immigrant families have the resources to combat the harmful sequelae of immigration stress.

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