2023
“That Was a State of Depression by Itself Dealing with Society”: Atmospheric racism, mental health, and the Black and African American faith community
Desai M, Guy K, Brown M, Thompson D, Manning B, Johnson S, Davidson L, Bellamy C. “That Was a State of Depression by Itself Dealing with Society”: Atmospheric racism, mental health, and the Black and African American faith community. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2023, 73: 104-117. PMID: 37006193, PMCID: PMC10545810, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural racismSocial structural contextRole of racismCommunity-engaged projectsPolice brutalityAfrican American faith communityLived realitySocial servicesParticipants' narrativesRacismRacist stereotypesFaith communitiesNeighborhood conditionsMain focal pointsAfrican American churchesStakeholder engagementStructural contextWorkplace discriminationIndividual interviewsEmpirical researchDifferential treatmentFocus groupsSocietal focusAmerican churchesPhenomenological analysis
2017
First-person experiences of recovery in co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions
Brekke E, Lien L, Davidson L, Biong S. First-person experiences of recovery in co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions. Advances In Dual Diagnosis 2017, 10: 13-24. DOI: 10.1108/add-07-2016-0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepth individual interviewsResearch limitations/implicationsDesign/methodology/approachLimitations/implicationsExperience of recoveryInadequate housingSocial servicesFellow citizensMethodology/approachOriginality/valueCommunity participationRural communitiesSocial implicationsDimensions of recoveryCommunity factorsIndividual interviewsCo-occurring mental healthNorwegian districtResearch projectPhenomenological approachPractical implicationsMental healthRecovery orientationService designFinancial problems