Sherphard Chidarikire
Lecturer
Department of health
University of Tasmania
Australia
Biography
Mr Chidarikire completed his pre-nurse registration training at the University of York, in England. He began his nursing career as a clinical nurse in Forensic Adult Psychiatry in Fareham, Hampshire, UK, and has also worked as a Community Mental Health Nurse in the UK and Australia. Mr Chidarikire holds a Bachelor of Health (Nursing) degree as well as a Master of Nursing (Nursing Practitioner), and is currently a PhD Candidate in the School of Health Sciences.
Research Interest
Shep's research aligns to the University's research theme of Better Health. His research interests include spirituality and mental health, cross cultural/transcultural mental health, and migration and mental health. He is also currently undertaking a PhD in the area of transcultural psychiatry/metal health nursing, entitled 'Life is a Journey: A Focused ethnography of the experiences of people living with schizophrenia in Harare, Zimbabwe.'
Publications
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Chidarikire S. Resilience, Recovery and Mental Health: A Case Report from Zimbabwe. InUniversity of Tasmania 2nd Annual Resilience, Recovery and Mental Health Conference 2014.
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Mandizadza EJ, Chidarikire S. A Phenomenological Study into the Role of Spirituality and Religiousness in the Mental Health of People with Cancer in Zimbabwe. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health. 2016 Apr 2;18(2):145-61.
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Chidarikire S, Harris DM, Skinner IK. The role of traditional and faith healers in mental health care: a meta synthesis of case reports from sub-Saharan Africa. InAustralian college of mental health nurses 40th international mental health nursing conference–honouring the past, shaping the future 2014 (Vol. 23, p. 5).
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Chidarikire S. Spirituality: The neglected dimension of holistic mental health care. Advances in Mental Health. 2012 Jun 1;10(3):298-302.
