European Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages S50-S55
How to express mental health problems: Turkish immigrants in Berlin compared to native Germans in Berlin and Turks in Istanbul (Article)
Vardar A.* ,
Kluge U. ,
Penka S.
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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Berlin, Germany
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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Berlin, Germany
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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Berlin, Germany
Abstract
The paper explores expressions used by Turkish immigrants in Berlin to delineate psychiatric illnesses and psychological problems. These are compared to expressions used by native Germans in Berlin and Turks in Istanbul to assess possible cultural differences in articulating mental disorders. For this purpose, results of a Free Listing carried out with the three above mentioned groups are presented. The data suggest that relevant items which are connected to mental health issues vary between the groups as well as within the groups, thus showing dependency on factors such as education.For the group of Turkish immigrants the data further suggest that this group connects psychic stress to family problems. Concerning help seeking, Turkish immigrants, like members of the other groups, mention professional psychological/psychiatric help as useful for solving mental health problems. © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS.
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DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(12)75708-5
ISSN: 09249338
Cited by: 15
Original Language: English