"Sheltered and secure": Facilitators and barriers toward recovery for Haredi Jewish women with mental illness.
Psychiatr Rehabil J
; 2024 Jul 25.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The overall aim of this study was to elicit and document the recovery-related perspectives and experiences of Haredi Jews with lived experience of mental illness living in Canada. A more focused objective was to specifically explore self-identified facilitators and barriers toward recovery from mental illness in this group.METHODS:
We conducted a qualitative study involving semistructured interviews with 20 women who (a) identified as Haredi Jews, (b) had used mental health services in recent years, and (c) were 18+ years of age. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis techniques.RESULTS:
Four prominent themes emerged from the analysis. The first two themes were predominantly facilitators, and the last two themes were predominantly barriers. These themes were (i) a close-knit, supportive, and lively community with considerable social capital; (ii) Judaic beliefs and practices regarding Gd, daily life, and health care giving structure, meaning, and purpose; (iii) community stigma and self-stigma, often related to marriageability of self or offspring, as well as notions of perfection; and (iv) a lack of wider mental health literacy, despite participants speaking positively about mental health services such as medication and therapy. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE This study indicates several individual-level and community-level factors that are reported to facilitate recovery in Haredi Jews. However, problems of stigma and mental health literacy remain an issue. Targeted antistigma programs, such as co-constructed contact-based educational interventions, may be helpful in contributing to a community climate that further facilitates recovery. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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Psychiatr Rehabil J
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PSIQUIATRIA
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2024
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