2015
“I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam
Desai MU, Pavlo AJ, Davidson L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck R. “I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 229-239. PMID: 26156261, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9382-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhenomenological qualitative methodMental health clinicsExperiences of rejectionEveryday waysGovernmental institutionsPervasive stigmatizationVietnam-era veteransHealth clinicsQualitative methodsLongstanding experienceStrong bridgesSocial rejectionVeterans Health AdministrationVA Medical CenterMental health careOwn preferencesProblematic patternsExperienceVietnamMeaningLong processDiagnosis of PTSDCare seekingMedical CenterVeterans Home
2013
Psychology, the psychological, and critical praxis: A phenomenologist reads Frantz Fanon
Desai M. Psychology, the psychological, and critical praxis: A phenomenologist reads Frantz Fanon. Theory & Psychology 2013, 24: 58-75. DOI: 10.1177/0959354313511869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological investigationNexus of PsychologyPsychological insightsPsychologySociopolitical onesPresent paper buildsStyle of analysisSocial problemsMultiple perspectivesEssential momentPhenomenological readingPaper buildsCritical praxisStyleHuman liberationPraxisReadingPhenomenologistsMeaningTheoristsFrantz FanonExperienceRacismResearchEssential structure