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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