Endrawes Gihane, O'Brien Louise, Wilkes Lesley
School of Nursing, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2007 Jun;16(3):178-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2007.00465.x.
People from Egypt have cultural belief systems about mental illness and its causes that are at variance from Anglo-Saxon-derived understandings that predominate in Australian psychiatry. These differences in understanding can affect how mental health services are experienced and accepted by this cultural group. This paper is a review of the literature on Egyptians' beliefs about mental illness and how families in Egypt cope with a relative with mental illness. Because of limited literature on Egyptians' experience with mental illness in Australia, this paper will be used to shed some light on the way in which people experience mental illness and communicate this suffering in the Australian context, based on what has been known to occur in Egypt. The Zar cult and related practices focusing on belief in the evil eye, magic, and evil possession will be explored. Historical and contemporary mental health care systems in Egypt, and the influence of education and religion are discussed. In order to provide culturally sensitive care, nurses need to be aware of possible influences on belief systems about mental illness. This paper has the potential of helping nurses to gain a deeper understanding of cultures that differ from theirs and to provide care to clients and their families based on respect for the others' beliefs, values, and practices.
埃及人对精神疾病及其成因有着文化信仰体系，这与澳大利亚精神病学中占主导地位的源自盎格鲁 - 撒克逊的理解不同。这些理解上的差异会影响这个文化群体对心理健康服务的体验和接受程度。本文是对关于埃及人对精神疾病的信仰以及埃及家庭如何应对患有精神疾病的亲属的文献综述。由于关于埃及人在澳大利亚患精神疾病经历的文献有限，本文将基于埃及已知的情况，来揭示人们在澳大利亚背景下体验精神疾病并表达这种痛苦的方式。将探讨扎尔邪教及相关围绕邪眼、魔法和被恶魔附身信仰的做法。讨论了埃及的历史和当代精神卫生保健系统，以及教育和宗教的影响。为了提供具有文化敏感性的护理，护士需要意识到对精神疾病信仰体系可能产生的影响。本文有潜力帮助护士更深入地理解与他们自己不同的文化，并基于对他人信仰、价值观和做法的尊重，为患者及其家庭提供护理。
