Mental Health as perceived by Persons with Mental Disorders: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis StudyShow others and affiliations
2015 (English)In: International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, ISSN 1462-3730, E-ISSN 2049-8543, Vol. 17, no 4, p. 215-233Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
In this interpretative phenomenological analysis study, we explored how persons with mental disorders perceive mental health. Adapting a salutogenic theoretical framework, 12 former inpatients were interviewed. The analysis revealed experiences of mental health as a movement, like walking up and down a staircase. Perceived mental health is expressed both verbally in an everyday language and through body language. Mental health is an aspect of being that is always present and which is nourished by four domains of life: the emotional; physical; social and spiritual domains. Mental health is experienced in everyday life as a sense of energy, and as more or less wellbeing. Exploring persons' meanings of mental health from a subjective perspective can extend the knowledge base that can be used in mental health promotion strategies.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. Vol. 17, no 4, p. 215-233
Keywords [en]
mental health, IPA
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology Psychiatry
Research subject
NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE, Public health science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-7499DOI: 10.1080/14623730.2015.1039329Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84954206924OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-7499DiVA, id: diva2:800633
Note
Published online: 12 May 2015
2015-04-072015-04-072019-12-02Bibliographically approved