Exploring identity, culture, and psychosis in cannabis dependence – an interpretative phenomenological case study from India.
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| Title: | Exploring identity, culture, and psychosis in cannabis dependence – an interpretative phenomenological case study from India. |
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| Authors: | Amatullah, Shaima, Kandasamy, Arun, Benegal, Vivek, Narayanan, Gitanjali |
| Source: | Mental Health, Religion & Culture. Jun2020, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p347-362. 16p. 1 Chart. |
| Subjects: | Body image, Cannabis (Genus), Culture, Drug addiction, Ethnic groups, Gender identity, Homosexuality, Phenomenology, Psychoses, Religion, Human sexuality, Substance abuse, Socioeconomic factors, Thematic analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | India |
| Abstract: | The aim of this paper is to recount the phenomenological experiences of an individual with cannabis dependence and psychosis. The transformations of the participant's "self" interwoven in a nexus of culture, religion, and ethnicity are captured scrupulously. Components like self-concept, body image, homosexual identity, and religious identity are examined to understand substance use and psychosis in a new light. Data were collected and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The main themes that emerged are "Self as a burden", "Conflictual experience of identity", and "Emergence of a new unifying self". The role of intra-psychic and socio-cultural factors in substance use disorders is emphasised to implicate better treatment outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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