The Social and Cultural Context of the Mental Health of Filipinas in Queensland
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Objective: To describe the social and cultural context of risk surrounding the mental health of Filipino women living in Queensland, Australia and elicit the meaning and experience of mental health and illness for these women. Methods: One hundred and thirty-nine in-depth interviews and 7 focus group discussions (FGDs) were nested within the baseline survey of the Filipina cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Seventy-four in-depth interviews and 8 FGDs were conducted at follow-up. A semi-structured interview guide that included sections on emotional health, social support and changes guided these. A subset of responses was fully transcribed and analysed for ethnographic content and themes. Results: ‘Mental’ problems are highly stigmatized, in comparison to ‘emotional’ problems that are believed to result largely from the absence of close family ties. The loss of these ties and the transition from a collectivist to individualist society are key themes related to emotional distress in Filipinas. Conclusions: This understanding of meaning and context of mental health and its risk factors in migrants is important for informing public health and clinical practice and for the improvement of quantitative research instruments.
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- Authors
- Thompson, S., Manderson, L., Woelz-Stirling, N., Cahill, A., & Kelaher, M.
- Affiliations
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Columbia University (US)
- Venue
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2002-10
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 681-687
- ISSN
- 0004-8674 (ISSN-L)
- 1440-1614
- OpenAlex
- W2097964571
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Identity, and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- Filipino women, migrant mental health, mental health stigma, emotional distress, social support, family ties, cultural context of illness, Queensland, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Australia, Mental Disorders, Catchment Area, Health, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Culture, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Mental Health Services, Philippines, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Prevalence
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