The appreciation of the spiritual in mental illness: a qualitative study of beliefs among clergy in the UKGerard Leavey
Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health, Belfast, UK
Transcult Psychiatry 47:571-90. 2010
..These beliefs and their implications for collaboration with psychiatry are discussed in the context of a rapidly changing religious and cultural landscape...
- Trust, autonomy and relationships: the help-seeking preferences of young people in secondary level schools in London (UK)
Gerard Leavey
Research Department, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, St Ann s Road, London N15 3TH, UK
J Adolesc 34:685-93. 2011
..Moreover, there is a worrying lack of confidence and trust placed in family doctor and other professionals by young people. Young people do not tend easily to trust adults to help them with emotional difficulties...
- Psychosocial barriers to engagement with an eating disorder service: a qualitative analysis of failure to attend
Gerard Leavey
Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health, University of Ulster, Belfast, Ireland
Eat Disord 19:425-40. 2011
..Some participants described a world of imprisonment which precluded the likelihood of firm engagement with services. We suggest that such people may require better identification and outreach provision...
- Challenges to sanctuary: the clergy as a resource for mental health care in the community
Gerard Leavey
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK
Soc Sci Med 65:548-59. 2007
..We argue that any proposed extension of clergy involvement in mental health will require further research and thorough deliberation by mental health services and religious organisations...
- Psychological disorder amongst refugee and migrant schoolchildren in London
Gerard Leavey
Research Department, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Mental Health Trust, Haringey NHS Teaching Primary Care Trust, St Ann s Hospital, St Ann s Road, London N15 3TH, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 39:191-5. 2004
..However, there are very little epidemiological data available on their mental health. In this study, we aimed to examine the prevalence of psychological problems among refugee and migrant schoolchildren compared to their UK-born peers...
- Factors influencing stigma: a comparison of Greek-Cypriot and English attitudes towards mental illness in north London
Chris Papadopoulos
St Ann s Hospital, St Ann s Road, Research and Development Department, London, N15 3TH, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 37:430-4. 2002
..Previous research points to particularly strong stigmatising attitudes in Greek and Greek Cypriots (Triandis 1989). It is unclear whether these attitudes continue to be held by UK-born Greek Cypriots...
- Explanations of depression among Irish migrants in Britain
Gerard Leavey
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, St Ann s Hospital, St Ann s Road, London, UK Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, UK
Soc Sci Med 65:231-44. 2007
..This paper examines the causal attributes to depression among Irish migrants in the UK in the context of pre- and post-migration experiences with particular focus on gender and age...
