Saúde mental e povos indígenas: Uma revisão de escopo global

Larissa Niemann Pellicer; Antonio Ailton de Sousa Lima; Lidiane Lima; James Ferreira Moura Jr.

doi:10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.2302

Mental Health and Indigenous People: A Global Scoping Review

Authors

Larissa Niemann Pellicer Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3947-7140
Antonio Ailton de Sousa Lima Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5696-2255
Lidiane Lima Secretária Estadual de Educação do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5261-2541
James Ferreira Moura Jr. Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0595-5861

Abstract

The objective of this article was to analyze publications on mental health and indigenous peoples in different sociocultural contexts over the last 10 years in order to understand whether these studies considered traditional indigenous knowledge and practices in defining the mental health of these populations. A scoping review was conducted in the Scopus, DOAJ, and SciELO databases, as well as in the BVS Povos Indígenas virtual repository. Twelve articles were considered relevant. These were analyzed in three thematic categories: historical impact of colonization; criticism of the reproduction of biomedical concepts of mental health; dialogues committed to indigenous knowledge. The discussions made can guide the development of ethical and committed research that contributes to the affirmation of diversity in ways of life, care, and health. In conclusion, some lessons that the analyzed articles offer are highlighted to help non-indigenous researchers in the field of indigenous mental health.

Keywords

Indigenous mental health, Indigenous people, Indigenous culture, Mental health in ethnic groups

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Author Biographies

Larissa Niemann Pellicer, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Pesquisadora no Centro Avançado de Pesquisa-Ação da Conservação e Recuperação Ecossistêmica da Amazônia (CAPACREAM/UNIFAP). Mestre em psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Psicóloga formada pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Antonio Ailton de Sousa Lima, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Doutorando e mestre em Psicologia (UFC). Graduado em sociologia pela Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (UNILAB).

Lidiane Lima , Secretária Estadual de Educação do Ceará

Mestra em Literatura pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

James Ferreira Moura Jr., Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira

Professor Adjunto do Instituto de Humanidades da UNILAB. Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da UFC.