An “Oasis Within a Desert,” But the Desert Remains: Clubhouse Members’ Experiences of Social Belonging and Societal Oppression
Desai MU, Manning R, Pavlo AJ, Blackman K, Ocasio L, Crespo M, Flanagan E. An “Oasis Within a Desert,” But the Desert Remains: Clubhouse Members’ Experiences of Social Belonging and Societal Oppression. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2021, 91: 294-301. PMID: 33983776, PMCID: PMC9585918, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity Mental Health ServicesHumansMental DisordersMental HealthSocial IsolationSocial SupportConceptsSocial belongingPsychosocial clubhousePhenomenological qualitative methodRisk of stigmaSocial exclusionSocietal oppressionCommunity lifeCommunity engagementProfound deprivationMental health challengesPower imbalanceWider worldHumane spaceQualitative methodsSocial determinantsBelongingMembers' experiencesMember participationAlternative worldsMental health practiceSocial isolationOutside worldClubhouse modelMental healthHealth practicesThe discovery of autism: Indian parents’ experiences of caring for their child with an autism spectrum disorder
Desai MU, Divan G, Wertz FJ, Patel V. The discovery of autism: Indian parents’ experiences of caring for their child with an autism spectrum disorder. Transcultural Psychiatry 2012, 49: 613-637. PMID: 22722980, PMCID: PMC3472559, DOI: 10.1177/1363461512447139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderParents' experiencesEveryday social orderChildren's basic needsParents of childrenPhenomenological psychologyChildren's capacityChild behaviorParents' observationsBasic needsPublic situationsSocial worldChild's lifeQualitative shiftParentsCultural contextCurrent studyRelative normalcySocial cohesionSensitive researchChildrenSocial orderFundamental concernLocal society