"It’s only ‘madness’ that I know": analysis of how mental illness is conceptualised by congregants of selected Charismatic churches in Ghana
In Ghana, many individuals employ traditional and faith healing for treating illnesses. Although attitudes and knowledge of laypeople on mental illness have been explored, little is known about Christians’ knowledge and how the church influences such knowledge. The present study explored knowledge o...
| Authors: | ; ; |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Taylor & Francis
2016
|
| In: |
Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2016, Volume: 19, Issue: 9, Pages: 984-999 |
| Further subjects: | B
Mental Illness
B Religion B charismatism B conceptualisation B Knowledge |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000naa a22000002 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 1838999205 | ||
| 003 | DE-627 | ||
| 005 | 20230313101015.0 | ||
| 007 | cr uuu---uuuuu | ||
| 008 | 230313s2016 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.1080/13674676.2017.1285877 |2 doi | |
| 035 | |a (DE-627)1838999205 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)KXP1838999205 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-627 |b ger |c DE-627 |e rda | ||
| 041 | |a eng | ||
| 084 | |a 0 |2 ssgn | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Salifu Yendork, Joana |e VerfasserIn |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a "It’s only ‘madness’ that I know": analysis of how mental illness is conceptualised by congregants of selected Charismatic churches in Ghana |
| 264 | 1 | |c 2016 | |
| 336 | |a Text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a Computermedien |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a Online-Ressource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a In Ghana, many individuals employ traditional and faith healing for treating illnesses. Although attitudes and knowledge of laypeople on mental illness have been explored, little is known about Christians’ knowledge and how the church influences such knowledge. The present study explored knowledge on definition, types and symptoms of mental illness, church teachings on mental illness and the influence of such teachings on the mental well-being of 86 congregants of six Charismatic churches in Ghana. Through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observations, we found that knowledge surrounded psychotic disorders with a few citing other DSM/ICD categories. Regarding church teachings, some churches provided education and spiritual healing, and others emphasised non-existence of, and immunity from, mental illness. Findings showed the "double-edged" role of religion in enhancing and hindering congregants’ mental well-being. The paper concludes with an argument for psycho-education on mental illness and collaboration between churches and mental health practitioners. | ||
| 601 | |a Charismatiker | ||
| 650 | 4 | |a Religion | |
| 650 | 4 | |a charismatism | |
| 650 | 4 | |a conceptualisation | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Knowledge | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Mental Illness | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Kpobi, Lily |e VerfasserIn |4 aut | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Sarfo, Elizabeth A. |e VerfasserIn |4 aut | |
| 773 | 0 | 8 | |i Enthalten in |t Mental health, religion & culture |d London [u.a.] : Taylor & Francis, 1998 |g 19(2016), 9, Seite 984-999 |h Online-Ressource |w (DE-627)320602273 |w (DE-600)2020319-6 |w (DE-576)096290595 |x 1469-9737 |7 nnns |
| 773 | 1 | 8 | |g volume:19 |g year:2016 |g number:9 |g pages:984-999 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2017.1285877 |x Resolving-System |z lizenzpflichtig |3 Volltext |
| 951 | |a AR | ||
| ELC | |a 1 | ||
| ITA | |a 1 |t 1 | ||
| LOK | |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 | ||
| LOK | |0 001 4288596408 | ||
| LOK | |0 003 DE-627 | ||
| LOK | |0 004 1838999205 | ||
| LOK | |0 005 20230313101015 | ||
| LOK | |0 008 230313||||||||||||||||ger||||||| | ||
| LOK | |0 040 |a DE-Tue135 |c DE-627 |d DE-Tue135 | ||
| LOK | |0 092 |o n | ||
| LOK | |0 852 |a DE-Tue135 | ||
| LOK | |0 852 1 |9 00 | ||
| LOK | |0 935 |a ixzs |a ixzo |a rwrk | ||
| ORI | |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw | ||
| REL | |a 1 | ||
| STA | 0 | 0 | |a Religion,Religions,Religion,Religion in literature |
| STB | 0 | 0 | |a Religion,Religions,Religion |
| STC | 0 | 0 | |a Religión,Religión,Religión |
| STD | 0 | 0 | |a Religione,Religione,Religione |
| STE | 0 | 0 | |a 宗教,宗教 |
| STF | 0 | 0 | |a 宗教,宗教 |
| STG | 0 | 0 | |a Religião,Religião |
| STH | 0 | 0 | |a Религия (мотив),Религия |
| STI | 0 | 0 | |a Θρησκεία (μοτίβο),Θρησκεία |
| SUB | |a REL | ||
| SYE | 0 | 0 | |a Religion,Mystik,Mythologie , Knowledge and scientific news |