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A pastoral perspective on depression among youth in Soweto
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/78459 A pastoral perspective on depression among youth in Soweto Dreyer, Yolanda jeanclaude.onyx@gmail.com Kimpinde, Mwansa Claude UCTD Pastoral Care Youth Depression Mental Health and Religion Practical Theology Urban African Context African Christianity Spiritual Healing Demonic Possession Beliefs Faith-Based Mental Health Support Pastoral Counselling Youth Mental Health Theology theses SDG-03 Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-16 Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020. This study presents a pastoral perspective on depression among young people in the urban African context of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Depression is one of the more prevalent mental disorders. In African contexts depression is often equated with demon possession. The aim of the study is to develop a contextual and collaborative pastoral care approach. The main research questions concern the interplay between Western understandings of depression and African perspectives. The study explores depression among the young people of Soweto from an African perspective and aims to come to a deeper understanding of the way in which healing and support are approached in this context. The study investigates the ways in which young South Africans in Soweto cope with and understand depression and the culturally related phenomenon of “demon possession”, the ways in which the families of the afflicted young people in Soweto cope with and understand depression and demon’s possession. The existing therapeutic models are also investigated in order to ascertain how an African healing collaborative pastoral care method for depression and demonic possession can be developed. The experiences and methods used by professionals such as psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and African spiritual healers and clergy are investigated. People from these fields who work with young people with depression in the context of Soweto, participated in interviews. ae2026 Practical Theology PhD Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2021-02-12T09:37:26Z 2021-02-12T09:37:26Z 20/10/01 2020 Thesis Kimpinde, MC 2020, A pastoral perspective on depression among youth in Soweto, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78459> S2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78459 en © 2020 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Pastoral Care Youth Depression Mental Health and Religion Practical Theology Urban African Context African Christianity Spiritual Healing Demonic Possession Beliefs Faith-Based Mental Health Support Pastoral Counselling Youth Mental Health Theology theses SDG-03 Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-16 A pastoral perspective on depression among youth in Soweto |
| title | A pastoral perspective on depression among youth in Soweto |
| title_full | A pastoral perspective on depression among youth in Soweto |
| title_fullStr | A pastoral perspective on depression among youth in Soweto |
| title_full_unstemmed | A pastoral perspective on depression among youth in Soweto |
| title_short | A pastoral perspective on depression among youth in Soweto |
| title_sort | pastoral perspective on depression among youth in soweto |
| topic | UCTD Pastoral Care Youth Depression Mental Health and Religion Practical Theology Urban African Context African Christianity Spiritual Healing Demonic Possession Beliefs Faith-Based Mental Health Support Pastoral Counselling Youth Mental Health Theology theses SDG-03 Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-16 |
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