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“The State of Your Psyche”: Black Conceptualizations of Mental Health

Published:2024-01-31 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0011-0000
Container-title:The Counseling Psychologist
language:en
Short-container-title:The Counseling Psychologist

Author:

Kerney Monyae A.¹^ORCID,Hargons Candice N.¹^ORCID,Peterson Rayven¹,Cannon Brittany¹,Stevens-Watkins Danelle¹,Burnett Camille²,Higgins-Hord Lisa³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

2. School of Medicine, VCU, Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Institute for Women’s Health, Richmond, VA, USA

3. Office of Institutional Diversity, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

Abstract

Using structured-tabular thematic analysis, this study examines Black people’s conceptualizations of mental health in response to the following question: What is mental health? Sixty participants reported an array of interrelated characteristics pertaining to mental health. Five themes were identified across participant responses, including: (a) Overarching Orientation to Mental Health, (b) Integrated Parts of a Whole, (c) Dynamic Balance, (d) Existentialism, and (e) Locus of Control. Implications influence how researchers and mental health practitioners may better address mental health with Black clients.

Funder

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Applied Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00110000241230556

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