Arts-based research in psychiatry: A way to the examination of the popular beliefs about mental disorders

Introduction Research about the depictions of psychiatry and mental disorders in popular culture has been scarce and often lacks systematized research strategies. However, this tendency has changed in the last few years and it is now possible to find articles which investigate the social representations of mental illness through the analysis of the media, music, films, and other artistic manifestations. One possible indication of the emerging relevance of this topic is the inclusion of the MeSH term ‘Medicine in the Arts’ in the database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine in 2018. Objectives To understand prevalent ideas regarding mental illness and psychiatry in a specific time and place by using artistic and cultural productions as data sources. Methods Content and Thematic Analysis Results In this communication I present examples from the content and thematic analysis of 7,777 Spanish Punk Songs (1981-2010) referring to psychoses, suicide and related behaviors, and other interesting issues for the psychiatric field. Conclusions The study of the products of popular culture can give us information about common ideas present in the social imaginary regarding mental disease. One advantage of this type of study is the public character of the data. In addition, the fact that artistic productions persist over time enables access to information which could not be gathered through other qualitative research designs. In this way, the products of popular culture could be seen as what I call ‘cultural fossils’, which can be ‘traced back’ to the historical time in which they were produced.


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Arts-based research in psychiatry: A way to the examination of the popular beliefs about mental disorders F. Pavez 1,2 * 1 Escuela Internacional De Doctorado, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain and 2 Suicide And Mental Health Research Group, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand *Corresponding author. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.854 Introduction: Research about the depictions of psychiatry and mental disorders in popular culture has been scarce and often lacks systematized research strategies. However, this tendency has changed in the last few years and it is now possible to find articles which investigate the social representations of mental illness through the analysis of the media, music, films, and other artistic manifestations. One possible indication of the emerging relevance of this topic is the inclusion of the MeSH term 'Medicine in the Arts' in the database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine in 2018. Objectives: To understand prevalent ideas regarding mental illness and psychiatry in a specific time and place by using artistic and cultural productions as data sources.

Methods: Content and Thematic Analysis
Results: In this communication I present examples from the content and thematic analysis of 7,777 Spanish Punk Songs  referring to psychoses, suicide and related behaviors, and other interesting issues for the psychiatric field. Conclusions: The study of the products of popular culture can give us information about common ideas present in the social imaginary regarding mental disease. One advantage of this type of study is the public character of the data. In addition, the fact that artistic productions persist over time enables access to information which could not be gathered through other qualitative research designs. In this way, the products of popular culture could be seen as what I call 'cultural fossils', which can be 'traced back' to the historical time in which they were produced.
Keywords: medicine in the arts; social meanings of psychiatry; artbased research; depictions of mental disorders and psychiatry

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The perceptions of turkish immigrants towards discrimination and racism during the last ten years: An empirical analysis of quantitative survey data Introduction: Turkish people immigrated to Germany initially as guest workers since the 1950s. Even though some Turkish immigrants resist to integrate culturally in order to preserve their traditions, those who immigrated during the last ten years considered themselves as part of the German society. It is hypothesized that Turkish immigrants experience more discrimination in the labor market and in education life since the early years of immigration. In addition, they feel more discriminated in comparison to immigrants from other nations. Objectives: This paper aims to investigate the perceptions of Turkish immigrants towards discrimination in their daily lives. Besides, the relationship between being discriminated and having mental disorders is investigated. Methods: 125 participants aged between 18 to 70 years were surveyed through a specific questionnaire. Moreover, face to face interviews were held to gain more insights into participants perception of discrimination.The relationship between being discriminated and having mental disorders was analyzed. Results: The preliminary findings illustrate that while the perception of the elderly Turkish immigrants towards discrimination is higher, the younger immigrants feel more integrated and in the society. Turkish immigrants mostly experience discrimination in education life (27.3 %), labor market (30. 8.%), and while house seeking (50.3 %). 38.5 % participants also indicate that they felt very depressed and stressful after they experienced discrimination during the last ten years. Turkish immigrants (58 %) feel more discriminated in comparison to other immigrants.

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