' Like I said about culture. You don't talk about mental health ' : An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of first-episode psychosis in South Asian individuals.
Krisna PatelAlastair CardnoTom IsherwoodPublished in: Early intervention in psychiatry (2023)
Distinctive ethnic, cultural and systemic influences were strongly evident in how people conceptualized their experiences, how they managed their sense-making and where they sought support. Experiences were discussed in the context of power and shame, and this research proposes that socio-cultural context and racialised discourses have an impact on self-concept, the experiences of help-seeking (formal and informal), and fundamentally how services help individuals from marginalized communities.