1. 'Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lost my reputation!'; A literature review on alcohol addiction in the British Sikh and/or Punjabi community and the barriers to accessing support.
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Kaur, Karamdeep
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HEALTH services accessibility ,HEALTH literacy ,CULTURAL awareness ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,COMPULSIVE behavior ,GREY literature ,SEX distribution ,CINAHL database ,SIKHS ,COMMUNITIES ,ASIANS ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,MEDLINE ,RELIGION ,ALCOHOLISM ,SOCIAL support ,PATIENT refusal of treatment ,COMMITMENT (Psychology) ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,PATIENTS' attitudes ,SOCIAL stigma ,INTERGENERATIONAL relations - Abstract
Aims The literature review aimed to identify the barriers the Punjabi and/or Sikh community have in accessing support for alcohol addiction. Method A systematic review of the literature was undertaken of four scholarly databases, Google Scholar and grey literature on UK-based research conducted after 1980 into alcohol addiction in the Punjabi and/or Sikh community. Fourteen papers met the inclusion criteria outlined in the paper and were included in the review. Results Ten main barriers to accessing support were found; stigma, religion, lack of understanding of addiction, over reliance on a medical model of treatment and disregard of therapy, cultural implications of being a member of the Punjabi and/or Sikh community and the addiction community, gender and generational differences and a lack of government commitment to alcohol support for BME communities with a lack of culturally specific services. Conclusion Despite the many barriers explored, the role of stigma remained a powerful theme throughout often underpinning other barriers. A key recommendation across many papers was the need for culturally sensitive support services. Several areas for future research were identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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