Narratives of holistic mental health recovery in New Zealand Defence Force personnel.
Mil Psychol
; : 1-11, 2023 Aug 29.
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ABSTRACT
Research on military mental health recovery has tended to focus on therapy outcomes while backgrounding the role of diverse healing influences. The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is a bicultural military integrated with Maori customs and cultural perspectives on holistic health and wellbeing. This study used narrative analysis to examine the semi-structured interviews of 21 active duty NZDF personnel who had accessed mental healthcare to understand what factors contributed to their return to wellness. Narratives described an orientation toward recovery as a process, where many interrelated wellbeing and social factors together supported the return to health. Culturally available Maori wellbeing metaphors were adopted as heuristics by service members in their storying of growth and healing. Findings are considered in terms of how wellbeing and recovery are conceptualized and promoted within militaries with diverse cultures. Discussion focuses on how narratives within military institutions can promote resilience and support service member recovery from mental distress.
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MEDLINE
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1_ASSA2030
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1_desigualdade_iniquidade
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
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Equity_inequality
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En
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Mil Psychol
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Nueva Zelanda