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| Religious Leaders’ Assessment and Attribution of the Causes of Mental Illness: An In-Depth Exploration of Vietnamese American Buddhist Leaders | ||
| 作者 | Nguyen, Hannah Thuy (著) ; Yamada, Ann Marie (著) ; Dinh, Tam Q. (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Mental Health, Religion & Culture |
| 卷期 | v.15 n.5 |
| 出版日期 | 2011.08 |
| 頁次 | 511 - 527 |
| 出版者 | Routledge |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.routledge.com/ |
| 出版地 | Oxfordshire, UK |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | Southeast Asia; attitudes towards mental illnessfaith-basedAsian Americansmental health disparities; faith-based; Asian Americans; mental health disparities; Buddhism |
| 摘要 | Among Asian Americans, particularly within immigrant communities, religious leaders are respected and sought out for support and guidance. There is a need to examine how religious leaders, especially within non-Christian faiths, identify persons and ascribe meaning and attributions to mental health concerns. The aim of this paper was to address this knowledge gap by exploring the perceptions of five Vietnamese American Buddhist leaders in regards to mental illness. Using qualitative analytic techniques we identified appearance, behaviours, and cognitive impairments that leaders interpreted as indicators of a mental health condition. Religious leaders cited messy and overly adorned outer appearance, aggressive and violent behaviours, and abnormal cognitive functioning as indicative of mental health problems. They attributed mental illness to a variety of causes: daily stressors, mind-body imbalance, karma, virtuous deeds, and spiritual possession. Findings inform strategies for faith-based initiatives and mental health service delivery to religiously affiliated Asian Americans. |
| ISSN | 13674676 (P); 14699737 (E) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2011.594037 |
| 點閱次數 | 80 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.07.07 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.07.07 |
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