Keller Munoz, Jon (2024) Decolonising Mental Health through an Indigenous Māori Lens. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Māori is a collective term for the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa (New Zealand) (Jaguar Bird, 2018). Even today there is a significant impact of colonisation and ongoing institutional racism on Māori mental health in Aotearoa (New Zealand) which leads to substantial mental health disparities faced by Māori. The Western paradigm, characterised by a dominant biomedical model and deficit-based approaches, often overlooks the cultural, historical, spiritual, and social contexts essential to Indigenous well-being. This literature review examines the inadequacies of the Western mental health paradigm for Indigenous peoples and addresses the question: Why is the Western mental health paradigm ineffective for Indigenous peoples, and what can be done about it? The review highlights the impact of colonisation and ongoing institutional racism on Māori mental health, critiquing the limitations of monocultural methods in addressing trauma. It explores decolonising methodologies, Māori mental health models, and traditional Māori healing practices as viable tools to create more equity in Mental Health Care. The study implies that effective mental health treatment must be part of a broader decolonisation effort addressing the root causes of health disparities such as historical collective trauma and institutionalised racism and advocates for a shift towards a well-being paradigm rooted in Te Ao (Māori culture). Future research should focus on Indigenous models within a decolonisation framework while acknowledging the right to self-determination and thus the need to fund research that is by Māori, for Māori. Keywords: Māori, Indigenous, decolonisation, traditional healing, colonialism
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Enriquez Geppert, S. and Ostafin, B.D. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2024 07:35 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2024 07:35 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3778 |
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