Home Institution
Denison University
Publication Date
Spring 2023
Abstract
This research investigates the perceptions held by Ghanaian Chrsitians from Pentecostal/Charismatic churches about mental illnesses. The data collected was done through a qualitative method of acquiring information. Interviews were conducted alongside intensive research of existing scholarship that addressed religion and mental health within Ghanaian culture. A total of 5 in depth interviews were carried out with participants ranging from the ages of 20-35. Three participants were current university students at the University of Ghana while the other two were non-students but held degrees. The objective was to make comparisons between the student and non-student groups about their knowledge about mental illnesses within Ghana. However, all participants shared similar ideas regarding mental health perceptions.
Disciplines
African Studies | Christianity | Community Psychology | Mental and Social Health | Psychiatry and Psychology | Secondary Education
Recommended Citation
Taffe, Jamila L., "Psychopathology or Possession: How Ghanaian Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians Understand Mental Illnesses and how Perceived Understandings Vary Depending on if they are Current Students or not" (2023). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3630.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3630
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African Studies Commons, Christianity Commons, Community Psychology Commons, Mental and Social Health Commons, Psychiatry and Psychology Commons, Secondary Education Commons
Program Name
Ghana: Globalization, Cultural Legacies, and the Afro-Chic