Book contents
- Journey to the Centre of the Self
- Reviews
- Journey to the Centre of the Self
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Part I Contextual Information
- Part II The Interviews
- Part III Analysis
- Chapter 6 Negotiating Cultural Differences
- Chapter 7 The Therapeutic Relationship
- Chapter 8 Ways Forward
- Conclusion and Recommendations
- References
- Index
Chapter 6 - Negotiating Cultural Differences
from Part III - Analysis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 October 2024
- Journey to the Centre of the Self
- Reviews
- Journey to the Centre of the Self
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Part I Contextual Information
- Part II The Interviews
- Part III Analysis
- Chapter 6 Negotiating Cultural Differences
- Chapter 7 The Therapeutic Relationship
- Chapter 8 Ways Forward
- Conclusion and Recommendations
- References
- Index
Summary
The themes in Chapter 6 cluster around the negotiation of cultural differences. For first-generations psychiatrists this meant learning about different cultures and practices, which often involved comparison with their formative medical school education. Adjustments were often motivated in the interests of meeting the needs of patients such as learning about cultural nuances. There were times when the psychiatrists felt like they were made to feel different and were not accepted. This happened in subtle and more overt ways, both of which pointed out their differences. Experiences ranged from cases of explicit discrimination from vulnerable patients to comments and actions within the institution, for example, that pointed out their differences. These latter practices may have been infrequent or implicit but contributed to a sense of ostracization, of feeling as if one does not quite belong. Being asked where one was from, although in itself, not intended to cause harm or offence was distancing. The psychiatrists moved between South Asian culture and British culture in their identity positions, sometimes consciously and explicitly, at other times, less so.
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- Journey to the Centre of the SelfExploring the Lived Experiences of South Asian Psychiatrists in the UK, pp. 163 - 174Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024