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Lam JSH, Links PS, Eynan R, Shera W, Tsang AKT, Law S, Fung WLA, Zhang X, Liu P, Zaheer J. "I thought that I had to be alive to repay my parents": Filial piety as a risk and protective factor for suicidal behavior in a qualitative study of Chinese women. Transcult Psychiatry 2022; 59:13-27. [PMID: 34928737 PMCID: PMC8859686 DOI: 10.1177/13634615211059708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Filial piety involves the Confucian view that children always have a duty to be obedient and to provide care for their parents. Filial piety has been described as both a risk and a protective factor in depression and suicide. This qualitative study aimed to explore the role of filial piety in the suicidal behavior of Chinese women. Qualitative interviews were conducted with Chinese women with a history of suicidal behavior living in the Beijing area (n = 29). Filial piety data were extracted and analyzed in accordance with constructivist grounded theory. The women described five specific family and filial piety factors and how they influenced their ability to fulfill family role obligations, which was described as a nexus connecting these factors to depression, suicidal behavior, and recovery. The five factors were: 1) rigidity of parental filial expectations, 2) perception of family relationships as positive/supportive or negative/harsh, 3) whether filial piety is of high or low personal value in the woman's life, 4) any experiences of rebellion leading to punitive consequences, and 5) how much filial piety she receives from her children. These factors could inform suicide risk assessments in this population. They can be harnessed as part of recovery and protect against future suicidal behavior.
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Affiliation(s)
- June Sing Hong Lam
- 7938University of Toronto.,10033The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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- 7938University of Toronto.,St. Michael's Hospital
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- 7938University of Toronto.,8613Mount Sinai Hospital and North York General Hospital.,Tyndale University
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- 7938University of Toronto.,The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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Lam JSH, Links PS, Shera W, Law S, Fung WLA, Tsang AKT, Eynan R, Zhang X, Liu P, Zaheer J. Lessons from a Canada-China cross-national qualitative suicide research collaboration. Glob Public Health 2020; 15:1730-1739. [PMID: 32450777 DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1771394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A cross-national qualitative suicide study was conducted by Tsinghua University and the University of Toronto with two samples of Chinese women in Beijing and Toronto. The aim of this article is to reflect on lessons learned from this collaborative study. A literature review guided the analysis. A focus group was conducted with members of both research teams. A semi-structured interview guide was developed to explore the researchers' experiences of participating in the cross-national study. Focus group transcript data and observations from authors informed the analysis, situated in the existing literature on cross-national qualitative health research and guided by Baistow's cross-national research frame. Our study highlights how cross-national research involves conceptual and practical challenges that require negotiation. Such research also holds many opportunities, including (1) using a different cultural lens to understand differences and clarify similarities cross-culturally; (2) co-constructing knowledge through collaboration; (3) deconstructing one's own assumptions; and (4) engaging in an inspiring and empowering experience in collaboration.
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Affiliation(s)
- June Sing Hong Lam
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Mount Sinai Hospital and North York General Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Psychology, Tyndale University, Toronto, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yuquan Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yuquan Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Health Outcomes and Performance Evaluation (HOPE) Research Unit, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
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Lee E, Tsang AKT, Bogo M, Johnstone M, Herschman J, Ryan M. Honoring the Voice of the Client in Clinical Social Work Practice: Negotiating with Epistemic Injustice. Soc Work 2019; 64:29-40. [PMID: 30364977 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swy050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Epistemic injustice occurs when therapists implicitly and explicitly impose professional and institutional power onto clients. When clients have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, this very fact further complicates and highlights the power disparity within the helping relationship. Inspired by the work of critical philosopher Miranda Fricker on epistemic injustice, and using critical theories of language and knowledge, this article analyzes audiotaped session transcripts between a client with a history of psychosis and a social worker in an outpatient mental health agency. Findings illustrate two main discursive interactional patterns in everyday clinical social work encounters: (1) how the therapist's utterances claim disciplinary power and construct the client's testimony in alignment with an institutional agenda, while pre-empting the client's lived experience; and (2) how the client, though actively resisting, is managed to perform the identity of being a mentally ill person. The authors close with suggestions of how to avoid these mishaps and work toward epistemic justice in mental health practice.
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- Eunjung Lee
- Eunjung Lee, PhD, RSW, is associate professor, and A. Ka Tat Tsang, PhD, RSW, and Marion Bogo, OC, LL. D., MSW, are professors, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. Marjorie Johnstone, PhD, RSW, is assistant professor, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Jessica Herschman, MSW, RSW, is a social worker, Child Development Institute, Toronto. Monique Ryan, MSW, RSW, is a social worker in a private practice, Toronto
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- Eunjung Lee, PhD, RSW, is associate professor, and A. Ka Tat Tsang, PhD, RSW, and Marion Bogo, OC, LL. D., MSW, are professors, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. Marjorie Johnstone, PhD, RSW, is assistant professor, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Jessica Herschman, MSW, RSW, is a social worker, Child Development Institute, Toronto. Monique Ryan, MSW, RSW, is a social worker in a private practice, Toronto
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- Eunjung Lee, PhD, RSW, is associate professor, and A. Ka Tat Tsang, PhD, RSW, and Marion Bogo, OC, LL. D., MSW, are professors, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. Marjorie Johnstone, PhD, RSW, is assistant professor, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Jessica Herschman, MSW, RSW, is a social worker, Child Development Institute, Toronto. Monique Ryan, MSW, RSW, is a social worker in a private practice, Toronto
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- Eunjung Lee, PhD, RSW, is associate professor, and A. Ka Tat Tsang, PhD, RSW, and Marion Bogo, OC, LL. D., MSW, are professors, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. Marjorie Johnstone, PhD, RSW, is assistant professor, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Jessica Herschman, MSW, RSW, is a social worker, Child Development Institute, Toronto. Monique Ryan, MSW, RSW, is a social worker in a private practice, Toronto
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- Eunjung Lee, PhD, RSW, is associate professor, and A. Ka Tat Tsang, PhD, RSW, and Marion Bogo, OC, LL. D., MSW, are professors, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. Marjorie Johnstone, PhD, RSW, is assistant professor, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Jessica Herschman, MSW, RSW, is a social worker, Child Development Institute, Toronto. Monique Ryan, MSW, RSW, is a social worker in a private practice, Toronto
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- Eunjung Lee, PhD, RSW, is associate professor, and A. Ka Tat Tsang, PhD, RSW, and Marion Bogo, OC, LL. D., MSW, are professors, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. Marjorie Johnstone, PhD, RSW, is assistant professor, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Jessica Herschman, MSW, RSW, is a social worker, Child Development Institute, Toronto. Monique Ryan, MSW, RSW, is a social worker in a private practice, Toronto
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