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2. Analysis of an In-School Mental Health Services Model for K-12 Students Requiring Intensive Clinical Support: A White Paper Report on Tier 3 School-Based Mental Health Programming
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Dettmer, Amanda M.
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Emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges make it difficult for many children and adolescents to engage and succeed at school. Research indicates that at least 20% of all children and adolescents have been diagnosed with one more mental health disorders. Behavioral problems, anxiety, and depression are the most diagnosed mental health issues, and they often co-occur. Moreover, these conditions are being diagnosed at increasingly younger ages. In the past several years there has been a rise in the number of adolescents and young adults with serious mental health issues such as major depression and suicidal ideation, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health problems for children and adolescents. Schools offer promise for providing intensive clinical support to the most at-risk students, and schools are necessary environment to explore the implementation of multi-modal youth mental health services. This paper provides an analysis of an intensive, in-school mental health services model developed and implemented by Effective School Solutions (ESS), a New Jersey based provider of high acuity school based mental health services for K-12 students. We analyze this multi-modal model for its effectiveness in improving educational outcomes for over 3,000 students identified as requiring intensive clinical mental health support across the 2021-22 school year. This analysis reveals that those students receiving High- versus Low-fidelity programming (i.e., multiple sessions per week for at least half of the school year versus for less than half of the school year) had better educational outcomes. Students receiving High-fidelity programming had greater improvements in grade point average (GPA) and greater reductions in absences across the school year. A higher number of in-school clinical sessions per week significantly predicted a greater increase in GPA and a greater reduction in total disciplinary incidents (including out of school suspensions) across the school year. This report provides initial promising evidence that in-school intensive mental health clinical services yield positive effects on students' educational outcomes. Though future research is needed to validate and extend these findings, schools may consider implementing such services onsite to meet students where they are and to optimize students' mental, behavioral, and educational well-being. [This white paper report was published by the Yale Child Study Center."]
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- 2023
3. Exploring the research needs, barriers and facilitators to the collection of biological data in adolescence for mental health research: a scoping review protocol paper.
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Worrell C, Pollard R, Weetman T, Sadiq Z, Pieptan M, Brooks G, Broome M, Campbell N, Gardner N, Harding S, Lavis A, McEachan RRC, Mondelli V, Morgan C, Nosarti C, Porat T, Ryan D, Schmid L, Shire K, Woods A, Pariante CM, Dazzan P, and Upthegrove R
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- Humans, Adolescent, Research Design, Mental Disorders, Data Collection methods, Mental Health
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Introduction: While research into adolescent mental health has developed a considerable understanding of environmental and psychosocial risk factors, equivalent biological evidence is lacking and is not representative of economic, social and ethnic diversity in the adolescent population. It is important to understand the possible barriers and facilitators to conduct this research. This will then allow us to improve our understanding of how biology interacts with environmental and psychosocial risk factors during adolescence. The objective of this scoping review is to identify and understand the needs, barriers and facilitators related to the collection of biological data in adolescent mental health research., Methods and Analysis: Reviewers will conduct a systematic search of PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Cochrane, ERIC, EMBASE, ProQuest, EBSCO Global Health electronic databases, relevant publications and reference lists to identify studies published in the English language at any time. This scoping review will identify published studies exploring mental health/psychopathology outcomes, with biological measures, in participants between the ages of 11 and 18 and examine the reported methodology used for data collection. Data will be summarised in tabular form with narrative synthesis and will use the methodology of Levac et al , supplemented by subsequent recommendations from the Joanna Briggs Institute Scoping Review Methodology., Ethics and Dissemination: Ethical approval is not required for this scoping review. The scoping review will be conducted with input from patient and public involvement, specifically including young people involved in our study ('Co-producing a framework of guiding principles for Engaging representative and diverse cohorts of young peopLE in Biological ReseArch in menTal hEalth'-www.celebrateproject.co.uk) Youth Expert Working Group. Dissemination will include publication in peer-reviewed journals, academic presentations and on the project website., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2024
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4. Reading for Life: The Impact of Youth Literacy on Health Outcomes. Topic Paper
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Scholastic Inc., Shulman, Kai, and Trabucchi, Sarah
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"Reading for Life" seeks to provide a gateway to that research. Reviewing data on reading and literacy and their impact on the physical, mental, and social-emotional components of health, this paper will: (1) Review the current state of children's literacy and health, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) Explore the importance of early-childhood education and literacy interventions in preschool, and their roles in health outcomes; (3) Summarize existing literature on the relationship between literacy rates and physical, mental, and social-emotional health; and (4) Study successful collaborations between the education and medical fields to implement literacy interventions in pediatric healthcare settings. [This paper was prepared by Scholastic Research & Validation as part of the Yale Child Study Center-Scholastic Collaborative for Child & Family Resilience.]
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- 2023
5. Prototype development of the Mental Health benchmarking Industry Tool for residential aged Care (MHICare Tool): a protocol paper of a two-stage sequential and mixed methods codesign study.
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Brimelow R, Brooks D, Sriram D, Burley C, Beattie E, Byrne G, and Dissanayaka N
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- Aged, Humans, Australia, Homes for the Aged, Delivery of Health Care, Benchmarking, Mental Health
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Objectives: Current mental health practices for people living in residential aged care (RAC) facilities are poor. In Australia, there are no mechanisms to monitor and promote mental health for people living in RAC, including those who experience changed behaviours and psychological symptoms. The aim of this study is to improve current practices and mental health outcomes for people living in RAC facilities by codesigning a Mental Health benchmarking Industry Tool for residential aged Care (MHICare Tool)., Methods: A two-stage sequential and mixed methods codesign methodology will be used. Stage 1 will include qualitative interviews and focus groups to engage with residents, family/care partners and RAC staff to ascertain mental healthcare practices and outcomes of greatest significance to them. Adapted concept mapping methods will be used to rank identified issues of concern in order of importance and changeability, and to generate draft quality indicators. Stage 2 will comprise a Delphi procedure to gain the wider consensus of expert panel views (aged care industry, academic, clinical) on the performance indicators to be included, resulting in the codesigned MHICare Tool., Ethics and Dissemination: This study has been reviewed and approved by the University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC/2019002096). This project will be carried out according to the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007). The study's findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated at national and international conferences and through social media., Conclusion: This protocol reports structured methods to codesign and develop a mental health performance indicator tool for use in Australian RAC., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2024
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6. Integrating Mental Health Management into Empowerment Group Sessions for Out-of-School Adolescents in Kenyan Informal Settlements: A Process Paper.
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Mutahi J, Kangwana B, Khasowa D, Muthoni I, Charo O, Muli A, and Kumar M
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- Humans, Adolescent, Kenya, Schools, Public Health, Mental Health, Empowerment
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This article presents processes for developing contextualized training procedures to better appreciate partnership, capacity-building experiences, and specific implementation challenges and opportunities for mental and public health teams. The program enrolled 469 out-of-school adolescents to participate in the integration of youth mental health into health and life-skill safe spaces. The teams utilized various methods to achieve process outcomes of restructuring and adapting curricula, training youth mentors, and assessing their self-efficacy before integrating the intervention for 18 months. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic became an additional unique concern in the preliminary and the 18-month implementation period of the program. This necessitated innovation around hybrid training and asynchronous modalities as program teams navigated the two study locations for prompt training, supervision, evaluation, and feedback. In conclusion, out-of-school adolescents face a myriad of challenges, and a safe space program led by youth mentors can help promote mental health. Our study demonstrated how best this can be achieved. We point to lessons such as the importance of adapting the intervention and working cohesively in teams, building strong and trusting partnerships, learning how to carry out multidisciplinary dialogues, and continuous supervision and capacity building. This article aimed to document the processes around the design and implementation of this innovative intervention and present a summary of lessons learned.
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- 2024
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7. Briefing Paper: Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and Early Intervention (Part C)--Policies and Practices for Supporting the Social and Emotional Development and Mental Health of Infants and Toddlers in the Context of Parent-Child Relationships
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Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, FPG Child Development Institute
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This briefing paper explores Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) policies and practices that state early intervention (Part C) programs may consider implementing to meet the social-emotional and mental health needs of infants and toddlers in the context of relationships with their parents and other caregivers.
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- 2022
8. Policy and Planning in the Midst of Crisis: Supporting Student Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Working Paper
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Stanford University, Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), Hurtt, Alexandria, Reed, Sherrie, Dykeman, Kramer, and Luu, Justin
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As the COVID-19 crisis disrupted schooling, recovery efforts to ensure educational continuity in California included the adoption of Senate Bill 98, which mandated local educational agencies (LEAs) to complete Learning Continuity and Attendance Plans (LCPs). These plans act as critical snapshots of sensemaking in the midst of crisis; however, their details have yet to be explored statewide, concealing the potential trends that arise in local planning when traditional schooling is disrupted by crisis. Through a multiphase, mixed methods approach, this study examines the legislative requirements of an educational policy that orchestrated large-scale local planning. Results suggest that, during a crisis, equity is centered in both policy and the plans of public school districts, threaded through accessibility to instruction as well as academic and social-emotional supports. [For the Policy Brief, see ED624610.]
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- 2022
9. Apart but Connected: Online Tutoring,Cognitive Outcomes, and Soft Skills. Working Paper 32272
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National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Michela Carlana, and Eliana La Ferrara
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We study the Tutoring Online Program (TOP), where: (i) tutoring is entirely online; (ii) tutors are volunteer university students, matched with underprivileged middle school students. We leverage random assignment to estimate effects during and after the pandemic (2020 and 2022), investigating channels of impact. Three hours of individual tutoring per week increased math performance by 0.23 SD in 2020 and 0.20 SD in 2022. Higher-dosage yielded stronger effects, while group tutoring smaller effects. TOP enhanced students' aspirations, socio-emotional skills and psychological well-being, but only during school closures. We also estimate the impact of TOP on tutors, finding increases in empathy. [This report received financial support from the Cariplo Foundation.]
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- 2024
10. A call for action with a call for papers: PNEC announces a special issue for "Biology, conflict, and mental health: Understanding the physiology and trauma of forced migration".
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Shirtcliff EA, Jankovic-Rankovic J, and Gettler L
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- Humans, Biology, Mental Health, Refugees
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- 2023
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11. Self-Monitoring Using a Digital versus Paper DBT Diary Card Format: Predicting Fidelity of Completion, Self-Reported Mental Health Symptoms, and Social Acceptability
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Morgan Anderson
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Prevalence of mental health needs, particularly those related to anxiety, depression, and emotion regulation, are on the rise in higher education institutions (Auerbach et al., 2016; Blanco et al., 2008). Research has shown college and university student help-seeking behavior varies by identity and many students are often reluctant to seek support (Oswalt et al., 2020; Rickwood et al., 2007), and yet, there are increasing rates of students seeking counseling supports on college and university campuses (Abrams, 2020; Prince, 2015; Son et al., 2020; Xiao et al., 2017). To support students' mental health needs, creative, preventive mental health care is needed in higher education institutions. The present study is situated within the context of a preventive mental health care intervention for undergraduate students in the form of an optional, universally offered course. The course draws on principles of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance-Commitment Therapy, and Positive Psychology. In order to track intervention efficacy and support generalization and rehearsal of learned skills, students are tasked with using a self-monitoring tool called a diary card. Behavior change literature suggests that self-monitoring is a key factor in goal attainment and can even promote better intervention outcomes (Harkin et al., 2016; Kruglanski et al., 2002). Effective self-monitoring is that which is completed with fidelity, meaning high accuracy and consistency, both of which stand to be improved by technology. Digital formats of self-monitoring are increasingly popular because of their implications for self-monitoring fidelity and social acceptability (Aguilera, 2015; Avina, 2008; Cristol, 2018; Bedesem, 2012; Borntrager & Lyon, 2015; Dennison et al., 2013; Marzano et al., 2015; Melbye et al., 2020; Murnane et al., 2016; Sin et al., 2020; Ysseldyke et al., 2006). However, there remains a lack of robust evidence to support the use of digital self-monitoring tools in mental health interventions. This study adds to existing literature by using quantitative and qualitative methods to further explore the efficacy and social acceptability of a digital diary card used within a preventive mental health course at the university level. Students enrolled in the course were randomly assigned either to the Business as Usual (BAU) paper diary card or the digitally formatted diary card. Multiple regression analysis showed the digital diary card format uniquely predicted lower completion fidelity and social acceptability. Qualitative interviews further revealed students had difficulty with using and submitting the digital diary card, but even in spite of these challenges, would prefer a digital diary card in the future, emphasizing the importance of ease of use and submission in future designs. This paper concludes with recommendations for the design and implementation of a digital self-monitoring tool and directions for future research. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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- 2023
12. Call for Papers on Adolescent Mental Health.
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Moreno MA, French B, and Christakis DA
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- Humans, Adolescent, Adolescent Health, Mental Health, Mental Disorders epidemiology, Mental Disorders therapy
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- 2023
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13. Ideas of how peer support workers facilitate interprofessional learning in mental health care teamwork: conceptual paper
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Viking, Tuija and Nilsson, Lena
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- 2024
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14. Paper Charts: A Continued Barrier to Psychiatric Care in the Midst of a Broken and Fragmented Mental Health System.
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Frost ED, Donlon J, Mitwally A, Magnani G, Tomlin S, Berk M, and Koola MM
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- Humans, Confidentiality, Privacy, Delivery of Health Care, Mental Health, Electronic Health Records
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Abstract: The use of electronic medical records (EMRs) has increased dramatically over the last 15 years. However, psychiatry has lagged. EMRs are not being used by many mental health professionals. There are many reasons, including financial burden, lack of technological support, stigma, disaggregation of upfront costs, indirect benefits, and concerns about privacy and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance. Obtaining paper records is a lengthy process, making continuity of care and emergency care challenging. Even when records are made available, it is common for information to be incomplete. The objective of this article is to highlight how the continued use of paper charts may decrease the quality and timeliness of psychiatric care provided and to discuss the psychiatry-specific issues created by EMRs. A case illustrating the disruption of care by continued use of paper charts in psychiatric facilities is presented. The growing use of EMR creates new challenges that affect psychiatry in ways other fields are not affected. These challenges include confidentiality issues, the frequent change/spectrum of diagnoses, determining how much information should be recorded in a note, and what the implications are of the information recorded. This article will discuss the use of EMRs in psychiatry, as well as encourage medical students and residents to take a deeper dive into psychiatry-specific issues regarding the use of EMR. EMR use may have a profound impact on our patient outcomes, health care delivery system, shorter inpatient stay, as well as reduce health care costs., (Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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15. Mental Health Profiles in Clinical and Non-clinical Samples in Light of the Maintainable Positive Mental Health Theory: Protocol Paper.
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Zabo V, Purebl G, Olah A, Gonda X, Harangozo J, Keri S, Vincze A, Patko D, Bognar J, Erat D, and Vargha A
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- Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Mental Health, Mental Disorders epidemiology, Mental Disorders diagnosis
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Clinical psychology has invested a lot of energy in the thorough examination of the characteristics of mental disorders, but less in the implication of the accessible mental health capacities in the recovery phase. Our aim in the present study is to verify the two-continuum mental health model in clinical and non-clinical samples in the light of the Maintainable Positive Mental Health Theory. A further aim is to investigate the interrelationship between positive mental health and mental disorder by examining various groups of mental disorders with different levels of severity. We also examine the prevalence of the diagnostic categories of the Complete Mental Health Model. Furthermore, we aim to identify mental health profiles and their correlates. In the present paper, we introduce the protocol for the ongoing research. A cross-sectional, case-control design is employed to investigate the two-continuum model of mental health. The clinical sample (n = 400) is recruited from four Hungarian hospitals. The non-clinical sample (n = 400) is collected using an online self-report survey-based research design. The two-continuum model of mental health will be tested using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, with the symptoms of mental disorders and mental health as outcome variables. We will then separate groups of mental disorders according to the leading symptoms. Analysis of variance will be used to examine mental health as the dependent variable at a certain severity level in different mental disorder groups. Analysis of covariance will be used to identify the effect of different sociodemographic indicators.The prevalence of the diagnostic categories of the Complete Mental Health Model will be calculated and compared using chi-square tests. Finally, mental health profiles will be identified using latent profile analysis. Our study draws attention to the fact that "optimal human functioning" can be understood in ways that includes, and not excludes, people living with mental disorder., ((Neuropsychopharmacol Hung 2022; 24(4): 180–184).)
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- 2022
16. Understanding eating behaviours, mental health and weight change in young adults: protocol paper for an international longitudinal study.
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Whatnall M, Fozard T, Kolokotroni KZ, Marwood J, Evans T, Ells LJ, and Burrows T
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- Cross-Sectional Studies, Feeding Behavior, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Pandemics, Young Adult, COVID-19, Mental Health
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Introduction: Understanding the complexities of change in eating behaviours, mental health, well-being and weight is crucial to inform healthcare and service provision, particularly in light of the exacerbating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to address the need for more comprehensive cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence, by tracking eating behaviours, mental health, health related behaviours and weight over a 12-month period, in a sample of young adults (18-35 years) in the UK and Australia., Methods and Analysis: Online surveys administered via the Prolific online research platform will be used for data collection at baseline, 6 months and 12 months. The survey (approximately 45 min) measures demographics, the impact of COVID-19, body mass index (BMI), weight management and health service usage, eating behaviours, personality, mental health, and health-related behaviours. An optional substudy component at each time point aims to validate self-reported weight in the main survey through images. Study inclusion criteria are; aged 18-34 years at baseline, BMI ≥20 kg/m
2 , and residing in the UK or Australia. A target of 500 participants at baseline was set, recruited through Prolific, and with recruitment stratified by BMI, sex and country. The proposed analyses include creating static predictive models using baseline data (eg, using latent class analysis, factor analysis or similar), and mapping changes longitudinally (eg, using multivariate regressions). These analyses will enable changes in the study measures to be identified, as well as predictors and outcomes of change., Ethics and Dissemination: Ethical approval was granted by Leeds Beckett University, UK (reference number 86004) and the University of Newcastle, Australia (reference number H-2022-0110). Study findings will be disseminated through scientific journals, conferences, institute websites and social media, and briefings tailored to policy, practice and the public, with the intention to help inform the future development of health and well-being care and support for young adults across Australia and the UK., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)- Published
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17. Digital use of standardised assessment tools for children and adolescents: can available paper-based questionnaires be used free of charge in electronic format?
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Cottin M, Blum K, Konjufca J, Quevedo Y, Kaaya S, Behn A, Schmeck K, Sharp C, and Zimmermann R
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- Adolescent, Child, Electronics, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Mental Health, Poverty
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Question: Most adolescents live in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), and about 10% of them face mental problems. The mental health provision gap in low- and middle-income countries could be addressed by evidence-based practices, however costs are implementational barriers. Digitalization can improve the accessibility of these tools and constitutes a chance for LMIC to use them more easily at a low cost. We reviewed free and brief evidence-based mental health assessment tools available for digital use to assess psychopathology across different domains in youth., Methods: For the current study, instruments from a recent review on paper-based instruments were re-used. Additionally, a systematic search was conducted to add instruments for the personality disorder domain. We searched and classified the copyright and license terms available from the internet in terms of free usage and deliverability in a digital format. In the case that this information was insufficient, we contacted the authors., Results: In total, we evaluated 109 instruments. Of these instruments, 53 were free and digitally usable covering 11 mental health domains. However, retrieving information on copyright and license terms was very difficult., Conclusions: Free and digitally adaptable instruments are available, supporting the strategy of using instruments digitally to increase access. The instrument's authors support this initiative, however, the lack of copyright information and the difficulties in contacting the authors and licence holders are barriers to using this strategy in LMIC. A comprehensive, online instrument repository for clinical practice would be an appropriate next step to make the instruments more accessible and reduce implementation barriers., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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18. Promoting Inclusive Education for Diverse Societies: A Conceptual Framework. OECD Education Working Papers. No. 260
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (France), Cerna, Lucie, Mezzanotte, Cecilia, Rutigliano, Alexandre, Brussino, Ottavia, Santiago, Paulo, Borgonovi, Francesca, and Guthrie, Caitlyn
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In many countries, schools and classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse along a variety of dimensions, including migration; ethnic groups, national minorities and Indigenous peoples; gender; gender identity and sexual orientation; special education needs; and giftedness. To navigate this diversity, adopting a multidimensional and intersectional lens could help education systems promote equity and inclusion in education and foster the well-being and learning of all students. Such an approach could also support education systems in preparing all individuals so that they can engage with others in increasingly complex and diverse societies. To build equitable and inclusive education systems, analysing policy issues regarding governance arrangements, resourcing schemes, capacity building, school-level interventions, and monitoring and evaluation is key. The "Strength through Diversity: Education for Inclusive Societies" project seeks to help governments and education systems address diversity to achieve more equitable and inclusive education systems. This paper presents the project's theoretical and analytical framework.
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- 2021
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19. Editorial Comment: Papers from the International Consortium for Mental and Social Health in Musculoskeletal Care.
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Ring D and Vranceanu AM
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- Congresses as Topic, Humans, Mental Health, Musculoskeletal Pain psychology, Musculoskeletal Pain therapy, Pain Management methods
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Competing Interests: Each author certifies that there are no funding or commercial associations (consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article related to the author or any immediate family members. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request.
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20. Teenage parents and their children—position paper of the European academy of paediatrics and the European confederation of primary care paediatricians
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José Fontoura-Matias, Davit George Chakhunashvili, Sian Copley, Łukasz Dembiński, Agnieszka Drosdzol-Cop, Adamos Hadjipanayis, Laura Reali, and Artur Mazur
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IntroductionTeenage parenthood presents multifaceted implications, affecting adolescent parents, their children, and extended families. Despite a decrease in teenage pregnancy rates across Europe, the phenomenon continues to present significant challenges, impacting not only the adolescent parents but also their offspring and extended families.MethodsA comprehensive literature review was conducted. Key factors influencing teenage pregnancies, including socioeconomic background, family structure, and access to sex education and contraception, were examined. This review was supplemented by expert opinions from the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP) and the European Confederation of Primary Care Paediatricians (ECPCP).ResultsThe triad of mother, father, and child presents individual distinct healthcare needs and vulnerabilities, highlighting the importance of specialized support and healthcare. This paper explores the psychological, social, and educational repercussions of teenage parenthood on both parents and their children, including higher risks of postpartum depression, school dropout, and repeat pregnancies. Furthermore, it underscores the critical role that paediatricians and primary care providers play in supporting these young families.DiscussionThe position paper advocates for comprehensive care for adolescent parents and their children. It recommends preventive measures such as proper sex education and access to contraception to reduce unplanned teenage pregnancies. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for specialized healthcare and support for teenage parents to address their unique challenges and improve outcomes for both parents and their children.
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21. The COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupted Both School Bullying and Cyberbullying. Working Paper 29590
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National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Bacher-Hicks, Andrew, Goodman, Joshua, Green, Jennifer G., and Holt, Melissa
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One-fifth of U.S. high school students report being bullied each year. We use internet search data for real-time tracking of bullying patterns as COVID-19 disrupted in-person schooling. We first show that, prepandemic, internet searches contain useful information about actual bullying behavior. We then show that searches for school bullying and cyberbullying dropped 30-35 percent as schools shifted to remote learning in spring 2020. The gradual return to in-person instruction starting in fall 2020 partially returns bullying searches to pre-pandemic levels. This rare positive effect may partly explain recent mixed evidence on the pandemic's impact on students' mental health and well-being.
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- 2021
22. Assembling Adjustment: Parergasia, Paper Technologies, and the Revision of Recovery
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Healey, Michael N.
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- 2021
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23. Exploring COVID-19's Impact on Undergraduate Nursing Students
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Riley Martens, Mary Hou, Susan Isherwood, and Colleen Cuthbert
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The researchers aimed to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing education through semi-structured interviews with undergraduate nursing students. The researchers explored themes related to online education, clinical placements, and mental health. Findings revealed that the sudden shift to online learning caused increased stress, and decreased confidence. Clinical placements were affected, leading to missed time and altered learning experiences. Mental health suffered as students faced stressors and challenges brought on by the pandemic. These interviews elucidate the challenges faced by nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide valuable information for future planning in nursing education during crises. [Articles in this journal were presented at the University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching.]
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- 2024
24. Dealing with a Nightmare Situation -- Teachers in English Schools and Trans/Gender Distressed/Gender Dysphoria Students
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Gillian L. S. Hilton
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This paper discusses the responses of schools and teachers in England and some other developed countries to Trans children, that is, those who feel that their assigned sex at birth was not correct. These children may be defined as Trans, that is wanting to change their assigned sex, or in other ways, such as having gender distress or dysphoria, or not being cisnormative which is, accepting one's sex assigned at birth. Recent years have seen a steady increase in the numbers of school children concerned about their birth assigned sex, presenting numerous problems. These include areas such as toilet facilities, changing rooms, sports studied, clothing, names and the use of pronouns and how to allot sleeping accommodation on a school journey. Parents in many cases are very concerned over schools' reactions, which have included schools agreeing to allow social transitioning without informing parents, ignoring the safeguarding instructions to schools, that parents must be informed of physical or mental health issues a child discloses. In addition, parents and schools can be at odds, with how schools should respond. In England, teachers have been waiting for guidance from the DfE on this matter since 2018, but this was not produced for schools until the end of 2023 for consultation, leaving schools to make individual decisions on actions. Comparisons are made with how schools in other developed countries have responded to this challenge and a small group of teachers in England, were asked to express their personal views on this subject and how it had affected their role in school. [For the complete Volume 22 proceedings, see ED656158.]
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25. School Counsellors in England, Tackling a Children's Mental Health Crisis
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Gillian L. S. Hilton
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This paper explores the current provisiom and roles of school counsellors in England's schools. Government interventions are discussed and the ongoing problems with the deteriorating mental health of children and adolescents, caused by social pressures, and then the Covid 19 pandemic, addressed. The numbers of counsellors available has risen, but is in no way equal to the provision in other countries and the response of the National Health Service (NHS) is also under severe pressure. Attitudes of parents, teachers and young people to counselling are explored, together with the wide-ranging qualifications and duties required of counsellors in England's schools. The conclusion is that the change of attitude by government towards counselling in schools, is still too little and too late. as many children have no access to in-school help with mental issues, or teachers the support they need to understand the mental health problems affecting children in their classes. [For the complete Volume 22 proceedings, see ED656158.]
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26. The Role of CALL in the Ecology of Language Teachers' Well-Being and Professional Development
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Nguyen, Dinh Thien Bao
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While previous studies have established the significance of CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning) in language education, the extent to which CALL influences language teachers' well-being and their professional development has not yet been fully understood. This echoes Dörnyei's (2018) argument that although language teachers are the most important factors in learners' success, their contributions have not been considered sufficiently. As such, this short paper presents an ongoing mixed-methods project investigating Vietnamese and Japanese language teachers' well-being and the role of CALL in the ecology of language teaching at both personal and work levels using Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological system framework. The primary method is the grounded theory analysis and preliminary results from Vietnamese teachers' semi-structured interviews which have shown the importance of CALL in language teachers' well-being's ecology. Also, the role of the community of practice has also emerged as an informal support in language teachers' ecological well-being system. [For the complete volume, "Intelligent CALL, Granular Systems and Learner Data: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2022 (30th, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 17-19, 2022)," see ED624779.]
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27. Comparative Analysis of Students' Views of Online Learning in the First and Second COVID-19 Semesters: Examples from Türkiye, Poland, Republic of North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Hatipoglu, Çiler, Gajek, Elzbieta, Delibegovic Džanic, Nihada, and Milosevska, Lina
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The abrupt change from face-to-face to Online Learning (OL) in the emergency COVID-19 semester surprised and forced students to alter their study habits. Then came the second online period, and students were expected to be happier and more successful since now they were familiar with OL. Was this the case? Had the ways students learned, their perceptions of human interactions among teachers and students in OL, their opinions on the learning environment and their computer literacy changed? Our paper aims to answer those questions using comparative analyses of data sets from the first and second OL periods and attempts to uncover the positive and negative shifts and the topics that remained unchanged. The study's findings show that COVID-19 related educational changes had multidirectional influences on students' learning, ingroup interactions, and views about education and OL. Hopefully, the empirical data collected in this study will provide valuable information about OL's immediate and prolonged effects. [For the complete volume, "Intelligent CALL, Granular Systems and Learner Data: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2022 (30th, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 17-19, 2022)," see ED624779.]
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28. Employee wellness: Position paper of the Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA).
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Swanepoel, Azette, Manenshe, Aluwani, Lombard, Annamarie, McAdam, Jenny, and van Staden, Herculene
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- 2023
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29. A Silent Revolution Is Unfolding and the Weapon Is Collaborative Leadership
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Amy Sarah Padayachee
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The preponderance of literature associated with school violence illuminates the severity of its manifestation in schools both nationally and internationally. The impact of school violence on students' physical and emotional well-being cannot be understated as this is commensurate with student academic achievement. The South African Government's National Development Plan 2030 identifies the improvement of the quality of public services as critical to achieving transformation. It is germane to then consider how an education system entrenched in a long-standing history of violence can be adopted in an agenda of transformation. In his 2023 State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated: "Schools must be safe and allow for effective learning and teaching". Behind this pronouncement, is a silent revolution unfolding. South African schools, now nearly three decades into democracy, are focusing on collaborative leadership to contribute meaningfully to the redress of violence in school environments and move toward trauma-informed practices. A study comprising 121 schools in South Africa reveals that school management teams are employing collaborative leadership to address such behaviours. Underpinned by the Collaborative Leadership Theory, this mixed methods research design investigates how collaborative leadership is employed by educational practitioners to address school violence in 21st century classrooms. The results of this study have the potential to offer an approach towards addressing school violence in South African schools, despite the complexities of an education system stemming from a violent past which remains evident in South African classrooms today. [For the complete Volume 22 proceedings, see ED656158.]
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30. Integrating Interactive Digital Content Into Existing Professional Development Programs for Nurses: A Brief Discussion Paper.
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Fredericks, Suzanne
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ONLINE education ,WELL-being ,ELECTRONIC books ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,PROFESSIONAL employee training ,MENTAL health ,HUMAN services programs ,NURSING education ,HOSPITAL nursing staff ,CLINICAL competence ,HAND washing ,NEEDS assessment ,COVID-19 pandemic ,WORLD Wide Web ,EDUCATION - Abstract
Current nursing professional development programs include online education related to caring for COVID-19-positive patients. However, these resources failed to attract significant uptake of knowledge acquisition mainly because of poorly structured web pages. This discussion paper presents a unique perspective to designing professional development programs for frontline nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond through the use of interactive digital content (IDC). An overview of IDC is provided, followed by strategies for transforming existing nursing professional development education into IDC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Mental Health Counseling Is Rated as Most Helpful by Autistic Adults: Service Perspectives in Adulthood
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Dara V. Chan and Julie D. Doran
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The growing number of autistic adults challenges the limited adult service system. While data on service use and barriers are available, there is limited information from the individual's perspective on which services are most helpful in adulthood and how service use is connected to community participation outcomes. Forty autistic adults participated in a study combining global positioning system community participation measures with survey and interview data on service use, including which services are most helpful in adulthood, barriers to services, and service needs. Participation outcomes were analyzed relative to demographics, number and types of services received in the past 2 years, and current mental health service use. Participants received an average of two services in the past 2 years, most frequently mental health and employment services. Individuals currently seeing a mental health counselor were more likely to be working full-time and visit more community locations compared to those who were not seeing a counselor. Participants reported mental health services as the most helpful service received in adulthood followed by employment services. While an emphasis is often placed on employment services in the transition to adulthood, findings suggest a need for integrated mental health and employment services for autistic adults. [This paper was presented at the Conference on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE/CSAV/RSA) Annual Meeting, 16 September 2022.]
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- 2024
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32. Seven DWP PIP benefits crackdown changes from NHS 'proof letter' to axing payments; The government has released a 'green paper' highlighting issues with the current DWP benefits system for PIP claimants
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Mental health ,General interest ,News, opinion and commentary - Abstract
Byline: By, Alex Evans & Jon Macpherson The government is planning a major overhaul of the Department for Work and Pensions' Personal Independence Payments PIP. The vital benefit has distributed [...]
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33. 360,000 to lose DWP benefits under new rules published today; Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is expected to publish a green paper on Monday
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Mental health ,Welfare reform ,Pensions ,General interest ,News, opinion and commentary - Abstract
Byline: By, Neil Shaw People suffering from depression or anxiety will lose access to sickness benefits as part of the Government's major welfare reforms, according to reports. Ministers will propose [...]
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34. 360,000 to lose DWP benefits under new rules published today; Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is expected to publish a green paper on Monday
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Mental health ,Welfare reform ,Pensions ,General interest ,News, opinion and commentary - Abstract
Byline: By, Neil Shaw People suffering from depression or anxiety will lose access to sickness benefits as part of the Government's major welfare reforms, according to reports. Ministers will propose [...]
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35. Mental health, challenging behaviour, diagnosis, and access to employment for people with intellectual disabilities in Norway.
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Pedersen ER, Anke A, Langøy EE, Olsen MI, and Søndenaa E
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- Adult, Male, Humans, Female, Cross-Sectional Studies, Employment, Norway, Mental Health, Intellectual Disability psychology
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Background: Studies have found that presence of challenging behaviours and mental health problems limits employment for people with intellectual disabilities. This study investigates the associations between age, gender, living condition, level of intellectual disability, diagnoses, behaviour, mental health, and employment in adults with intellectual disabilities in Norway., Method: A cross-sectional community-based survey including 214 adult participants (56% men) with intellectual disabilities., Results: In our sample, 25% had no organised day activity, 27% attended non-work day care, 19% attended sheltered employment, or day care with production, without pay and 29% worked in paid sheltered employment. One participant attended mainstream employment. Moderate and severe/profound level of intellectual disability, possible organic condition and irritability significantly reduced the odds of employment (paid and unpaid)., Conclusion: Findings suggest unequal access to the sheltered employment that was meant to be inclusive. More individualised evaluation of prerequisites is suggested to further facilitate employment for this group., (© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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36. The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on mental health patient populations in the United States.
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Ferwana I and Varshney LR
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- Humans, United States epidemiology, Female, Pandemics prevention & control, Communicable Disease Control, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Mental Health, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 prevention & control
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During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, lockdowns and movement restrictions were thought to negatively impact population mental health, since depression and anxiety symptoms were frequently reported. This study investigates the effect of COVID-19 mitigation measures on mental health across the United States, at county and state levels using difference-in-differences analysis. It examines the effect on mental health facility usage and the prevalence of mental illnesses, drawing on large-scale medical claims data for mental health patients joined with publicly available state- and county-specific COVID-19 cases and lockdown information. For consistency, the main focus is on two types of social distancing policies, stay-at-home and school closure orders. Results show that lockdown has significantly and causally increased the usage of mental health facilities in regions with lockdowns in comparison to regions without such lockdowns. Particularly, resource usage increased by 18% in regions with a lockdown compared to 1% decline in regions without a lockdown. Also, female populations have been exposed to a larger lockdown effect on their mental health. Diagnosis of panic disorders and reaction to severe stress significantly increased by the lockdown. Mental health was more sensitive to lockdowns than to the presence of the pandemic itself. The effects of the lockdown increased over an extended time to the end of December 2020., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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37. Systematic Review of Conference papers in Social Psychology (stage 1 protocol revision 1) (Updated June 18, 2024)
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Psychology ,Mental health ,Conferences and conventions ,Health - Abstract
2024 JUL 5 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- According to news reporting based on a preprint abstract, our journalists obtained the [...]
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38. Systematic Review of Conference papers in Social Psychology (Updated June 18, 2024)
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Psychology ,Mental health ,Conferences and conventions ,Health - Abstract
2024 JUL 5 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- According to news reporting based on a preprint abstract, our journalists obtained the [...]
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39. Sexual and mental health of woman suffering from selected connective tissue diseases: an original paper
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Wiśniewski, Michał and Zabłocka-Żytka, Lidia
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- 2021
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40. Paper Patients: When Documents Stand in for Patients
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David Ansari
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apprenticeship ,documents ,uncertainty ,mental health ,immigration ,Anthropology ,GN1-890 ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
This article analyses a seemingly mundane feature of a mental health centre for immigrants and refugees in Paris: the documents used by budding therapists undertaking their apprenticeships. Supervisors developed these documents in order to train therapist apprentices to learn the explanatory models of patients, identify the voice of patients, and incorporate medical anthropology into their therapeutic practice. The documents were central to the experiences of therapist apprentices because they occupied most of their time and were a substitute for supervision and patient contact. Documents disciplined the speech of therapist apprentices and focused their attention on specific aspects of patients’ histories. Therapist apprentices found these documents and documentary practices to be problematic because they reduced patients’ complex migration and medical histories to a series of tick boxes and short answers. These documents generated new forms of uncertainty among therapist apprentices about how to present clinical information about patients to their supervisors. This article is part of a larger study that considers mental health services for immigrants and refugees as communities of practice in which therapist apprentices learned to develop clinical and caring skills for vulnerable patient populations. By drawing on and contributing to scholarship on apprenticeship, uncertainty, documents, and bureaucracy, this article demonstrates how bureaucratic processes and documentary artefacts may generate unnecessary forms of uncertainty and hinder participation in communities of practice.
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41. Recognizing Real Emotions through Inductive Writing Teaching
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Li Li
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It is of great importance to identify students' negative emotions so as to avoid accidents. However, most of the students with mental problems seldom express their emotions in some ways, which makes it more difficult for the emotion recognition system to obtain the emotional data of these students. To solve the problem of the lack of data acquisition approaches in emotional monitoring of special student groups, this paper proposes a method to obtain students' real emotions based on emotion-induced writing teaching. First, the channel for acquiring emotion data of the special students is established through writing teaching. Second, students are guided to express their emotions through essays by purposeful writing exercises. At last, this paper proposes an emotion calculation method, which comprehensively analyzes a student's real emotion according to the emotions of a group of essays on positive, neutral and negative themes. The experimental results show that the proposed method can obtain students' real emotions effectively and is much better for students with optimistic and pessimistic personalities. [For the full proceedings, see ED639633.]
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42. Existential aspects as an inevitable part of salutogenesis in maternity care – A discussion paper.
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Prinds, Christina, Hvidtjørn, Dorte, Schrøder, Katja, and Viftrup, Dorte Toudal
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Poor mental health is considered a major health challenge globally, not least for young people, who will form families within forthcoming years. Research related to childbirth and parenthood transition has focused on how to promote good mental health by preventing mental illness. We discuss how a salutogenetic approach to mental health in parenthood transition is beneficial, and specifically how the component of meaningfulness in Sense of Coherence (SoC), could be investigated to optimize good mental health during parenthood transition. In more recent understandings of meaningfulness , ideas from existential philosophy and psychology have been included. We discuss how, from an existential psychological perspective, open and explorative questioning of life conditions and dilemmas may help to regain one's footing and get in touch with one's driving force – meaningfulness. Such questioning implies that someone, a professional or a friend, actively and relationally helps explore existential aspects of life. We believe that investigating and asking research questions pointing at optimizing a salutogenetic perspective, specifically focusing on the component of meaningfulness and its embedded existential aspects of life, could lead to new knowledge on how to promote good mental health in maternity care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. Assessing students' mental health in two American dental hygiene programs.
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Beck JA, Kornegay EC, Phillips C, and Harmon JB
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- Humans, United States, Students, Anxiety, Universities, Dental Hygienists education, Mental Health, Oral Hygiene
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Objectives: Dental hygiene students adapt to new environments while learning technical skills and providing clinical care during their education. Understanding how stress affects students in their professional healthcare program warrants exploration. This study assessed stress among dental hygiene students in two educational settings in the Southeastern United States., Methods: First and second-year dental hygiene students (N = 136) from a community college setting (n = 67) and a university setting (n = 69) were invited to complete an anonymous online survey on mental health in fall 2019. Validated surveys on depression, anxiety, social support, and burnout were included. Data analysis included chi-squared and Mantel-Haenszel statistics, depending on the scale of measurement, with the level of significance set at 0.05 for all analyses., Results: Participants included 54 dental hygiene students from a community college (Response rate = 80.6%) and 69 dental hygiene students from a university (RR = 100%). There was a statistically significant difference in the proportion of students reporting moderately severe or severe anxiety (p = 0.007), with 56% (n = 30) of the community college respondents and 36% (n = 24) of the university reporting these anxiety levels. Students attending a community college were also more likely to express feelings of worry (n = 34) compared to students in a university setting (p = 0.005). There was no statistically significant difference in depression (p = 0.07) or suicidal thoughts (p = 0.41)., Conclusion: Dental hygiene students enrolled in these two programs reported high levels of self-reported stress, mental and emotional concerns that may increase suicidal tendencies., (© 2022 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2024
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44. The link between involuntary non-regular employment and poor mental health: A cross-sectional study of Japanese workers.
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Shimazaki T, Yamauchi T, Takenaka K, and Suka M
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- Male, Humans, Female, Cross-Sectional Studies, Japan, Mental Health, Employment psychology
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Involuntary non-regular employment is a severe inequity problem worldwide, and it may significantly affect the mental health of employees. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between employment type and mental health. Additionally, the characteristics of involuntary non-regularly employed workers were explored. An online-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Japan, and 1566 participants were included in the data analysis. The eligible participants were divided into four categories: regularly employed (n = 1092), voluntary (n = 134), average (n = 233) and involuntary (n = 107) non-regularly employed individuals, respectively. Involuntary non-regular employment was associated with greater lack of vigour, anger-irritability, fatigue, anxiety, and depression. It was higher among women, those who were single or had no childcare, and those who had lower personal income or shorter working hours, or who tended not to practice relaxation activities. Lower personal income was associated with a risk of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Those individuals experiencing involuntary non-regular employment had a higher risk of poor mental health; subgroup analysis showed that this was particularly true among men. Both encouragement of employment stability via policy reform and workplace mental health support for involuntary non-regularly employed individuals are urgent health concerns., (© 2023 International Union of Psychological Science.)
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45. Propelling the Global Advancement of School Mental Health.
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Weist MD, Hoover SA, Daly BP, Short KH, and Bruns EJ
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- Child, Adolescent, Humans, United States, Schools, Students, Health Promotion, School Health Services, Mental Health, Mental Health Services
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Rates of mental health problems and disorders in children and youth have been increasing for at least three decades, and these have escalated due to the pandemic and multiple other societal stressors. It is increasingly recognized that students and families frequently struggle to receive needed care through traditional locations such as specialty mental health centers. Upstream mental health promotion and prevention strategies are gaining support as a public health approach to supporting overall population well-being, better utilizing a limited specialty workforce, and reducing illness. Based on these recognitions, there has been a progressive and escalating movement toward the delivery of mental health support to children and youth "where they are," with a prominent and more ecologically valid environment being schools. This paper will provide a brief review of the escalating mental health needs of children and youth, advantages of school mental health (SMH) programs in better meeting these needs, example model SMH programs from the United States and Canada, and national and international SMH centers/networks. We conclude with strategies for further propelling the global advancement of the SMH field through interconnected practice, policy, and research., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2023
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46. A hard pill to swallow? Parental health shocks and children's mental health.
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Glaser F and Pruckner GJ
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- Female, Humans, Child, Adolescent, Parents psychology, Parent-Child Relations, Family Characteristics, Mental Health, Mental Disorders
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Based on comprehensive administrative health record data from Austria, this study examines how children's mental health responds to a severe parental health shock. To account for the endogeneity of a serious parental illness, our sample is restricted to children who experience the health shock of a parent at some point in time and we exploit the timing of shocks in a dynamic DID setting. We find a positive causal effect of parental health shocks on children's mental health care utilization. Affected children have higher medical attendance for the treatment of mental illnesses, consume more psychotropic drugs, and are more likely to be hospitalized with mental and behavioral disorders. A significant increase in the utilization of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and sedatives can be observed for older children, girls and children with a white-collar family background. Our findings have important policy implications for children's access to psychotherapies and mental health care after experiencing a traumatic household event., (© 2023 The Authors. Health Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2023
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47. Procurement Of Plasma Sterilizer Consumables, Paper Printer, Tyvek Roll, Chem Indicator Strip
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United States. National Institute of Mental Health ,Purchasing ,Mental health ,Business, international - Abstract
Tenders are invited for Procurement of Plasma Sterilizer Consumables, Paper Printer, Tyvek Roll, Chem Indicator Strip. Tender Category: Goods Major organization: National Institute Of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences Address: [...]
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- 2024
48. A Three-Fold Integrated Perspective on Healthy Development: An Opinion Paper
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Patrizio Paoletti, Michele Pellegrino, and Tal Dotan Ben-Soussan
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mental health ,self-awareness ,emotional intelligence ,wellbeing ,EEG ,Quadrato Motor Training ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
Mental health and wellbeing are increasingly threatened in the current post-pandemic times, with stress, especially in students, reaching preoccupying levels. In addition, while many educational programs are unidimensional (i.e., lacking integration between physical, emotional and cognitive elements), there are ways to promote physical, social and mental health in children and adolescents. In this opinion paper, we will discuss the importance of an integrative approach for health development and examine relevant factors, such as awareness and emotional intelligence. We will highlight evidence ranging from behavioral to electrophysiological, structural and molecular, and report several recent studies supporting the effectiveness of a holistic approach in supporting wellbeing and creativity in children and adults, and detailing a specific paradigm named the Quadrato Motor Training (QMT). QMT is a specifically structured movement meditation, involving cognitive, motor and affective components. Finally, we will support a holistic view on education, integrating motion, emotion and cognition to develop a person-centered, or in this case student-centered, approach to wellbeing and health.
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- 2023
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49. The Contribution of Safe Parks to School Safety: Lessons from the Thari-Programme
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Roelf Reyneke
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Unsafe and violent schools are a widespread problem in South Africa. This paper argues that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) contribute to this phenomenon. While various individual and community-level interventions to address ACEs have been reported on, the contribution of safe parks towards preventing school violence has not yet been explored. To support schools in dealing with violence, the Adopt-a-School Foundation introduced a pilot project at eight schools in Botshabelo in the Free State Province. The programme included psychosocial support services, establishing safe parks, and ensuring community involvement. The goal was to improve school communities by creating environments that are empowering, academically effective, gender sensitive and free from violence. Although there are safe parks in communities around South Africa, they are an uncommon sight at schools. This paper reports on the quantitative study conducted on safe parks' contribution to making schools safer and less violent. Results show that safe park activities improve community well-being, including reduced gangsterism, enhanced learner safety, and decreased disciplinary problems. It is recommended that safe parks continue to provide psychosocial services to children at schools and that their programmes be expanded to include more services.
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- 2024
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50. Aging well, golf injuries and toilet paper: The week in Well+Being
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Mental health ,Sports injuries ,Business ,Computers and office automation industries ,Telecommunications industry - Abstract
Byline: Tara Parker-Pope You are reading our weekly Well+Being newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Happy Thursday. This week, we're writing about aging [...]
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- 2023
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