Picturing a mental health journey: experience of a participatory photovoice approach to presenting recovery narratives of people with lived experiences and caregivers in Ethiopia
This study shows that PhotoVoice training has important value in eliciting insights from participants' lived experiences. The findings indicate that this approach is important for the empowerment of people with lived experiences and their family members and for coping with the stigma and discrimination they encounter. Stakeholders working in mental health can use and adapt this participatory technique to empower service users and family members and reduce the impacts of stigma associated with mental illnesses.
Authors
- Dristy Gurung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1839-9382)
- Graham Thornicroft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0662-0879)
- Eshetu Girma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9418-1775)
- Wubalem Fekadu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7418-4955)
- Charlotte Hanlon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-3226)
- Petra C. Gronholm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4482-6993)
- Brandon A. Kohrt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3829-4820)
- Bethel Ayele
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- George Washington University (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- Center for Health and Gender Equity (US)
- NLR Nepal (NP)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Mental Health Systems
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-025-00689-3
- Primary Topic
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Government of the United Kingdom
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- King's College London
- Medical Research Council
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration South London
- National Institute of Mental Health