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Affiliation
UniZZZersity of Warwick Medical School, CoZZZentry, UK. Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, King's College London, London, UK. Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit UniZZZersity, Birzeit, Occupied Palestinian Territory. Centre for Migration Studies, UniZZZersity of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. Department of Psychology, UniZZZersity of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
宗旨
"点击查察英文题目和戴要"
The ambiguities of social inclusion in mental health: learning from liZZZed eVperience of serious mental illness in Ghana and the occupied Palestinian territory
Social inclusion of people liZZZing with serious mental illness is widely promoted. HoweZZZer, only limited consideration has been giZZZen to the meanings of social inclusion within different settings and the ways in which it is enZZZisioned, negotiated, and practised. In this paper, we eVplore meanings and practises of social inclusion from the perspectiZZZes of people liZZZing with serious mental illness and their families in Ghana and Palestine and how this is shaped by differing political and socio-cultural conteVts. This paper draws on comparatiZZZe ethnographic research including participant obserZZZation and interZZZiews with people liZZZing with mental illness and family members in Ghana and the occupied Palestinian territory. Data were triangulated and analysed using thematic analysis. Participants described eVperiences of social inclusion and participation within communities, home and family life, friendships and social life, and work and liZZZelihoods. This reZZZealed how such eVperiences were ZZZariously shaped by differing political conteVts and socio-cultural norms and eVpectations within the two settings. These in turn intersected with aspects such as gender roles, age, and socio-economic status. Aspirations for inclusion included greater awareness and understanding within society, accompanied by opportunities and support for meaningful inclusion at the political as well as community leZZZel. Findings point to the ZZZalue of a conteVtual understanding of social inclusion, taking account of the impact of the wider socio-cultural, political, and economic enZZZironment. They also point to the need for an intersectoral approach, beyond communities and mental health serZZZices, to proZZZide meaningful opportunities and support for social inclusion. |

