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Acculturation and ethnic identity in marginal immigrant South Asian men in Britain: A psychotherapeutic perspective
Author(s) -
Dhillon Kamaldeep,
Ubhi Manjit
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
counselling and psychotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1746-1405
pISSN - 1473-3145
DOI - 10.1080/14733140312331384618
Subject(s) - acculturation , ethnic group , immigration , perspective (graphical) , mental health , identity (music) , psychology , population , depression (economics) , narrative , gender studies , demography , sociology , psychiatry , geography , anthropology , physics , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science , acoustics , economics , macroeconomics , linguistics , philosophy
The incidence of mental health problems, and their treatment, for immigrant South Asians in Britain appear to be similar to that of the White population. However, there are some significant differences in relation to problems of substance misuse, treatment for depression and suicide. Difficulties in acculturation and in developing an integrated ethnic identity may contribute to some of these differences. Drawing from narratives of marginal immigrant South Asian men, a range of themes is identified. The implications of these issues for therapists are discussed.