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Well-being in academia is obviously tied to levels of burnout experienced by academics. Why are these levels increasing and how is their increase related to the marketization and neoliberalisation of universities? What should we, as academics, do in order to counter this trend and improve both our well-being and that of our students as well as society? These questions are addressed through experimental writing, employing techniques that are unusual for linguistics, namely autoethnography, in order to reflect on academic careers and the problems of mental health and harassment experienced by PhD students. Drawing inspiration from “transformative praxis”, this paper describes the approach of social justice teaching and conscientization. Focusing in particular on the theme of environmental education, the paper reflects on how introducing social justice teaching in academic courses is likely to prove helpful to prevent burnout and dissatisfaction. The second part of the paper describes the author’s experience with university courses about ecolinguistics and the feedback received from students, including a selection of their comments.

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RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: Governments across the world were forced to impose social distancing and lockdown measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that emerged in December 2019. Following the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic, the disruptions, including restrictive measures such as school closures had severe impacts on the physical, emotional and mental health of all people, especially children with special needs. There was also scant data, particularly in low-to-middle-income countries. Existing literature stems mostly from western countries, thus the need to perform a comprehensive review on this topic. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The primary objective of the systematic review is to understand the impact of COVID-19 and restrictive measures such as school closures on the educational outcomes and physical and mental health of school-going children with special needs. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: This systematic review used the PRISMA 2020 checklist where four databases and grey literature were searched for full text articles, peer reviewed publications in the English language that were published during January 2019–December 2021. RESEARCH RESULTS: The literature search identified 1294 publications, of which 25 key papers were selected. These studies investigate the impact on children with special needs across the globe, with a majority of papers from Europe. We found that COVID-19 and the digitalization of schooling had severe impacts on the physical and mental health of children with special needs and their parents/caregivers. CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPLICABLE VALUE OF RESEARCH: These studies highlight the need for an inclusive school environment to ensure that the learning outcomes for children everywhere are achieved. Further, a hybrid model that includes classroom learning with novel inventive methods would be beneficial for children with special needs.

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The paper proposes an interpretation of two aesthetically convincing contemporary novels (L. Salvayre: La Compagnie des spectres, and C. Mavrikakis: Fleurs de crachat) dealing with the issues of memory (individual and collective, communicative and cultural). It proves that both texts, focusing on the intergenerational transmission of memories of the tragic events of World War II, come to the same conclusions as well-known memory theorists. On the one hand, they suggest that the duty to remember the victims of the past cannot be negated. On the other, they remind that memory cannot be promoted to the goal and the sole purpose of existence. Indeed, it is always necessary to keep the right measure, the so-called juste mémoire (Ricoeur). Phenomena such as saturation of memory by traumatic events (Robin), selective trauma-centred memory, "sacralisation" or "abuse of the memory" (Todorov) threaten the mental health of the individual. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The contribution and influence of psychological distress to interest and involvement in extremist violence has received considerable attention in recent years. At the same time, dominant medical models for understanding such distress - typically framed as mental illness or disorder - have been challenged by emerging alternative paradigms in parts of the Western world. Understanding the contribution of psychological distress to extremist violence and how to prevent it requires consideration through these emerging paradigms and interpretative lenses. The Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) is one such paradigm, increasingly used by practitioners to understand and prevent psychological distress, unusual experiences, or troubled or troubling behaviour. This paper outlines its central theory and principles, investigates how these are relevant to informing our understanding of the troubling behaviour of involvement in extremist violence, and its implications for preventative practice, illustrated through an example case study. The case is made for the potential of this paradigm to support effective and ethical practice in the context of extremist violence.

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The interconnectedness of oral, mental, sexual, and reproductive health (OMSRH) in adolescence lends itself to the exploration of novel approaches to facilitate comprehensive access of this population to the relevant health services. This paper proposes an integrated one-stop-shop approach to increase adolescents’ access to OMSRH care by leveraging on dental clinics as a template for integration. The interconnectedness of oral, mental, sexual, and reproductive health (OMSRH) in adolescents prompts exploration of novel approaches to facilitate comprehensive access of this population to the relevant health services. This paper proposes an integrated one-stop-shop approach to increasing adolescents´ access to OMSRH care by leveraging on dental clinics as a template for integration, using a non-stigmatized platform to deliver stigmatized healthcare. Novel proposals are needed to enhance adolescents´ access to health care they are in dire need of. Effective, integrated health care for this population is lacking, especially across various health areas. This is a proposal for leveraging dental clinics for integrated OMSRH care, using facility-based services, to adolescents. Emphasis will be placed on reducing stigma as a barrier to service accessibility, acceptability, equitability and appropriateness. Empirical studies will be required to test the feasibility, validity and effectiveness of this proposed model.

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The mental health of the population has deteriorated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been shown that people with mental illnesses face discrimination and stigma. In this context, communication is an essential tool to make these illnesses more visible and, in particular, cartoons can play an important role. In this paper we analyze 317 cartoons dealing with mental health. We compared the cartoons published before and during the pandemic to see if there were any changes, if stigma was reduced and if journalistic good practice guidelines were applied to the cartoons. The data suggest that more attention has been paid to mental health issues during the pandemic, although many stereotypes and bad practices still dominate the cartoons. Furthermore, graphic humor proves its value as a tool for analyzing current affairs and can also be used to raise awareness of mental health issues.

Résumé Le thème de la santé mentale a considérablement élargi le champ d’intervention de la psychiatrie et de la psychologie, en invitant ces disciplines à considérer non seulement la maladie mais, dans l’accomplissement personnel, l’accès au bien-être. Cette vision de la santé a fortement essaimé au cours des années 1960, notamment dans l’antipsychiatrie. Il n’y est donc pas seulement question d’une perspective thérapeutique mais bien d’une véritable philosophie politique et morale dont on peut tenter de retracer les origines et les fondements. À ce titre, l’article, revenant sur les écrits fondateurs de William James, cherche d’abord à montrer combien la notion de santé mentale est indubitablement liée aux principes d’une psychologie du soi. Partant de ce premier éclairage, il entend ensuite indiquer de quelle manière cette pensée a cherché à mêler un parti épistémologique et méthodologique au projet d’une clinique susceptible d’aiguiller le changement social. Psychology and psychiatry have significantly extended their scope of action by addressing the topic of mental health and by focusing, beyond the study of disabilities, on well-being through personal development. This approach was already widely popular in the 1960's, especially in the field of anti-psychiatry. As a result, mental health, as a therapeutic perspective, went on to become a major concern for moral and political philosophy. This paper aims to trace back the origins of this shift and delineate its foundations. To this end, the pioneering work of William James serves as a basis for showing how the notion of mental health relates to the tenets of the psychology of the self. Then, this paper uses this analysis to demonstrate how this approach combined epistemological and methodological principles to support a new clinical project that was supposed to contribute to social change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Spain is generally regarded as one of the European countries most affected by the Great Recession starting in 2008 and subsequent restrictive policies. In the first part of this paper we attempt to understand the impacts of the crisis on the welfare state that have led to health inequalities, with a special emphasis on the history of the Spanish National Health System from mid-twentieth century onwards. We also examine citizens’ responses to austerity measures within the health system, highlighting the role of the “white tides” movement. In the second part of the paper, we provide a selective review of the main findings on the effects of the Great Recession in the country, focusing particularly on its outcomes on mental health and on inequalities in health and healthcare use. We conclude that key policies need to be directed towards “the causes of the causes” of health inequalities, a complicated challenge in the current phase of capitalism.

This paper provides a cultural critique of the concept of trauma by examining the generational narratives of toromā in the Iranian context and the psychologization of memory in the aftermath of the 1980s. It examines memory-work as a cultural and political resource for witnessing and historicizing the otherwise muted discourse of the Iran-Iraq War and the anomie of the 1980s Iran. The paper elaborates on the concept of rupture, as an alternative to trauma, for its recognition of the complexity, multiplicity, and diffusion of historical conditions and their afterlife. These narratives of rupture show how generations are constructed and negotiated, not temporally, but based on the political and emotional stakes of how, and what, one remembers, thereby informing the identity politics of young Iranians and generating new socialities and cultural forms. The paper approaches the psychological afterlife of social anomie as both a clinical and a cultural/political experience and raises questions about the ethics of engagement with the two constructed concepts of “mental health” and the “Middle East.”

Abstract: Objective: Fight against discrimination and stigmatization of people living with mental health disorder has become one of the most important political public health objectives. It has been identified as one of the five priorities of the 2008 European Pact for Mental Health and Well-Being. Stigmatization impacts the quality of life and jeopardizes the social integration. It has been shown that compliance to medical care was also impacted by individuals’ perception of their stigmatization. Numerous international programs targeting general population have been elaborated since the last decades, but those communication strategies haven’t raised the interests of researchers and academics. Hence, very few data are available to set new objectives to lower the social impact of stigmatization in people living with mental health condition. Material and methods: This paper examines the rational and effectiveness of different anti-stigma campaign targeting mental health. By reviewing the scientific literature and policy documents on different strategies to address and lower stigmatization, we identified a typology of stigma-orientated actions and policies. Communication campaigns are the most common instrument used to address stigmatization. They are sometimes associated with communication programs targeting representations in general population through campaigns as well as representations in subgroups, through local and/or national actions. Specific information and training for journalists have also been experienced. Results: Very few researches have observed convincing effects of anti-stigma campaigns in general population. Evaluations of the communication campaigns have revealed that they had a limited impact on representations. Attitudes towards people living with a mental disorder were still negative 5 years after the Changing Mind campaign, although there was an impact on the perceived distance by the respondents (how people living with mental health condition feel different from us). Actions targeting media and journalists led to ambivalent results, with a rise of positively connoted journal articles as well as negatively connoted papers. Conclusions: Campaigns targeting general objectives have not been proven to be effective. Some authors state that they should be replaced by local actions and programs, orientated to specific subgroups and should (a) associate the psychiatric services users and their families, (b) empower people living with mental health conditions, (c) be developed upon the experience of people who are been stigmatized. The rational of past communication campaigns as well as global communication programs were impaired by the absence of an operational definition of the problem addressed (discrimination, stigma, and stigmatization). Lack of empirical data on stigmatization jeopardizes the effects of these campaigns and their potential development. Conflict of interests in people managing the campaigns and the absence of systematic evaluation are also pointed as limitation for future developments. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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Abstract: Professionals working in a service for young people with gender identity disorder (GID) often experience a particular type of pressure in the course of the work, which makes thinking and decision-making very difficult. The paper suggests that an examination of the position of the professional and of its service within the system may bring some relief and be a starting point to direct thinking and possibly action. The perceived position of the professional and of the Gender Identity Development Service within the wider organisation of a psychotherapy and mental health trust is discussed. The paper makes reference to the model developed by Lagenhove and Harré as described by Campbell and Groenbaek in their book Taking positions in the organisation. The position taken by the professional or the service is also explored as a possible re-enactment of the psychological dynamics of the young people with GID and their families. This view is based on Britton''s paper on the mirroring and re-enactment of individual and family dynamics in the professional network. A view is put forward that this dynamic leads the professional or the service to the risky position of “working at the edge”. The paper discusses processes that could facilitate the move from a position of being psychologically at an edge to the more secure position of being in the mainland. These involve exploration of the model of care and the relationship of the professional to the wider organisation in which the service is located and to self help organisations. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Under the Belgian Social Defence Law (1964), mentally disordered offenders who are deemed to lack criminal responsibility have to be interned in an ‘Institution of Social Defence’ rather than in a prison. There, they are supposed to receive specialised treatment before their rehabilitation and re-insertion into the community. This paper discusses expertise practice in relation to the Social Defence Law. The paper first gives a description of the requirements of the law. The paper then presents the prevalence of clinical syndromes (axis 1) and of personality disorders (axis 2) among a sample of internees (N =98). The sample presents a high co-morbidity (2.6) of axis I syndromes, and of axis 2 personality disorders (1.7), the majority of them (64%) present both axis diagnoses. The paper also discusses the prevalence of a high psychopathy as measured by the PCL-R among internees (5-8%) as compared to prison inmates given the aim of the law of protecting the society against dangerous individuals. The paper shows that the Social Defence Law embraces a very large spectrum of psychiatric diagnoses including personality disorders and psychopathy. The following recommendations could improve expertise practices: (a) the consideration of earlier propositions relating to the improvement of the Social Defence Law; (b) a comparative research between psychiatric diagnoses of internees and of inmates; (c) a better definition of clinical criteria relating to the application of the law; (d) the implementation of a specialised observation unit before the decision to intern; (e) the need to go beyond a dichotomous conception of the ability to control; (f) the consideration of contextual factor of dangerousness; (g) encouraging the use of validated risk and clinical assessment instruments; (h) a better financing for expert work. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The article discusses the impact of exclusion from work to the quality of psychiatry user's lives. The paper describes the process experienced by the majority of users after retirement, which in many cases ends with a wish for paid work. The exclusion of psychiatry users is sanctioned by early and extensive retiring and by legislation that only allows minimal work for retired persons, in Slovenia. Exclusion has a negative impact upon various aspects of mental functioning, resulting in poverty. It also prevents users from participation in leisure time activities accessible to people. This area has been all but neglected until now. A number of cases have been presented that show how users were granted paid work elsewhere. The paper concludes with the author's proposals to solve the problem in Slovenia.

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Résumé Le terme « capital social » est un concept à la fois géographique, politique, économique et sociologique, basé sur le principe d’un réseau de relations interpersonnelles. L’association entre capital social et santé mentale est étudiée en tant que facteur modulateur/explicatif de différence et de variation des états de santé des personnes d’un groupe, ainsi que pour son impact sur la prévention, le développement et le procès psychosocial de rétablissement. Le capital social semble jouer un rôle particulièrement important dans l’intégration des immigrants, qui présentent, à leur tour, une vulnérabilité accrue à la maladie mentale liée à des facteurs de stress psychosociaux. Dans cet article nous allons discuter de l’utilisation de ce concept dans l’étude des facteurs environnementaux de maladie mentale et, notamment, de la nécessité d’adaptation de ses indicateurs en fonction du contexte et des populations étudiées. The concept of social capital is useful to study the impact of the interpersonal relationships/networks on the development, outcome, prevention and recovery of mental disorders. Among migrant populations, it seems to play a protective role in mental health, associated to better social support, resilience and less exposure to discrimination. In this paper, we will present the current data on this subject. Then we will discuss the use of this concept in the study of environmental risk factors of mental disorders and the need to construct contextual indicators, especially in minority groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A host of recent studiesii have shown that creative acts such as writing have significant psychological, social, and emotional benefits. In the past few decades many healthcare settings have implemented creative writing groups as a complement to more traditional medical interventions for a wide variety of illnesses. However, the relative novelty of creative writing therapy, coupled with its conflicting artistic and medical aims, may mean that a writer who is considering leading such a group might be unclear as to what her role entails: whether she is primarily a teacher, mentor, or therapist; how much control she should exert over the patients’ creative output; the type of feedback, if any, she should give, and how to respond to upsetting or disturbing writing. This paper explores how various experts, from both artistic and medical backgrounds, have theorised what constitutes best practice in creative writing therapy, focussing specifically on the treatment of mental illness. The paper concludes that, as with more traditional medical interventions, creative writing therapy will work differently for each individual - indeed, for some, it may have adverse side-effects. As such, a practitioner must adopt an intuitive, empathetic, flexible approach, practising intense and constant self-reflection, and allowing patients their autonomy while still actively nurturing their development.

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Biomaterials with intelligence can respond to variations in physiological factors. Additionally, they react to external stimuli that influence many attributes of allopathic drugs (technological advances medicine). Smart biomaterials are employed in a variety of therapies to enhance the care of different illnesses. Bio-based smart materials can be molded into a variety of soft designs, such as textiles, hydrogel, membranes film, aerogels, nanofibers, and fabrics, which are advantageous for wearable sensors when compared to polymers generated from petroleum. In this paper, sleep patterns are examined closely in relation to mental health, with a particular focus on bio-signal processing in identifying sleep-related disorders. According to the study, sleep stage analysis is critical to improving therapeutic outcomes for individuals suffering from depression due to its physiological influence. Biologically compatible smart devices enhance advanced biological capture techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), electrocardiogram (ECG), and electromyography (EMG). As a result, these features increase sensor reliability, accuracy and reliability, ensuring high signal fidelity. The use of biocompatible smart-material based devices with artificial intelligence provides a revolutionary approach to the diagnosis of complex interconnected disorders of mental illness, sleep disorders and schizophrenia, including neural changes and its recurrence to identify sleep phases and identify trauma-related disturbances, and sophisticated machine learning provides in-depth insights.

Diante das atuais transformações no mundo do trabalho, tornou-se essencial aprofundar o debate sobre a relação entre trabalho e saúde/saúde mental, bem como sobre o reconhecimento dessa relação, de modo a garantir amparo legal ao trabalhador e, principalmente, trazer subsídios para a busca de mudanças nas situações de trabalho. Este artigo se propõe: discutir este tema, pontuando as dificuldades para se estabelecerem relações entre determinados aspectos do trabalho e o adoecimento; apontar alguns limites e expectativas, bem como a necessidade de diálogos que permitam avançar tanto do ponto de vista teórico como também em relação à aplicação prática dos conhecimentos produzidos. Pretende, enfim, chamar a atenção para o trabalho como categoria fundamental à compreensão da subjetividade e do processo saúde/doença mental.Considering the changes that are taking place nowadays in the world of work, it became essential to deepen the debate on the existing relationship between labor and health/mental health, and also on its recognition, in order to guarantee legal support for workers, and mainly to bring contributions in search of transformations in labor situations. The purposes of this paper are: to argue that topic, pointing out the difficulties of determining connections between certain aspects of work and falling ill; to indicate some limits and expectations, as well as the necessity of interlocutions that enable advances both in theoretical terms and on what concerns to practical application of the knowledge generated. So, this paper intends to put in relief that work is fundamental to understand subjectivity and the mental health/ disease process.

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The paper focuses on the attempt to create a profession, i.e. the profession of “Health Peer Mediator” in mental health. HPMs (in French: MSPs, for “médiateurs de santé pairs”) are ex-patients of psychiatry, currently recovering, hired as mediators by psychiatric departments in three French ”Regions", in the frame of an experimental plan (2012-2014). The concept of inventing a hospital profession was from the beginning part of this programme. It's sociological originality is to be, rather than an emergence, a try of voluntary creation and also to challenge sturdy symbolic borders and, in fine, to count as many french and institutional strong supporters as, on the other side, decided opponents. The paper studies the strategy deployed, in the french and international contexts, by the promotors network, their hesitations and stakes, the difficulties they encounter. So it is a contribution to the sociological theory of professional groups and to the knowledge of current dynamics in the mental health sector.

A focus on access to mental health care is critical for beneficent and just care of individuals experiencing homelessness. The delivery of this care is strengthened through building longitudinal relationships between clinicians and persons experiencing homelessness—relationships that are best understood, perhaps, through the lens of attachment theory. In this paper, we look at the prevalence of mental illness among individuals experiencing homelessness and the history of deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill. We then evaluate how three modern-day interventions—street medicine, community health clinics, and supportive housing programs—play integral roles in providing mental health care and constructing a trusting relationship. We conclude with a call for increased funding to support the expansion of these essential mental health care interventions, especially in the aftermath of COVID-19.

The paper is an overview of the characters that shape the variation of health policies and practices into a panorama of « health democracy ». It is grounded on empirical investigations results ant theoretical developments undertaken since 2004. It shows that the expression witch appears in French political domain in the first years of 21st century is polysemous: change of « governance » towards relocation of empowerment nearest of population needs, civil rights of users, reshaping of patient/practitioner relation, reduce of health inequalities, destigmatization of some pathologies. The papers shows the emergence of new stages where innovative forms of local democracy, and production, share and strengthening of local and lay knowledge. But law modifications end globally in increase of control regulation, enhanced by new management software. The ambition of « health democracy » results in a splitting in the frame of actors’ confrontation. Some users are employed on arenas that remain safe from inquiry of health inequalities, pharmaceutical industrial power and classification of pathologies.

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The story of the past 30 years has been the relentless hollowing-out of industrial Britain, the single biggest change to the British economy in the post-war era. During this period, whole communities have become destabilised by mass long-term unemployment resulting in discarded generations that have been excluded socially and economically from the benefits widely available to those in work (Hutton, 1996; Buchanan, 2000). It has been against this backdrop that the youth of the 80s and 90s turned to heroin in an attempt to block out the harsh social and economic realities of their lives (Buchanan and Wyke, 1987). Drawing on semi-structured interviews with twelve opiate-involved users (OIUs), this paper illuminates the harms experienced by those who began their drug taking during the 80s and 90s. Particularly, I argue that the negative consequences brought about by the broad umbrella of drug treatment policy that adopts a framework of risk-based strategies designed to regulate and control drug users has had a cumulative effect contributing to further experiences of stigma, unemployment, physical and mental ill health. La historia de los últimos 40 años ha sido el incesante desmantelamiento de la Gran Bretaña industrial hacia el desempleo de larga duración y las generaciones descartadas que han sido excluidas social y económicamente (Pearson 1987a, 1987b, Buchanan y Young 2000). En un intento de bloquear estas duras realidades sociales y económicas de sus vidas, los jóvenes de los 80 y los 90 recurrieron a la heroína (Buchanan y Wyke 1987). A partir de un abordaje de daño social para el análisis de entrevistas semiestructuradas con doce usuarios de opiáceos, aduzco que los problemas comúnmente asociados al consumo de drogas –experiencias de estigmatización, desempleo, y salud física y mental– podrían entenderse mejor como daños resultantes de un discurso reduccionista que representa erróneamente las drogas y a sus consumidores como una amenaza a la sociedad, y enfoca el tratamiento como una reducción de los daños que suponen los consumidores de opiáceos en lugar de enfocarlo en los recursos sociales que se necesitan para la prosperidad humana. Available from: https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1172

Education in the countryside is a result of historical fights for the rights of property, education, social justice, and labor. The COVID-19 Pandemic highlighted the existing vulnerabilities and precariousness, and alongside the social isolation came the need to cope with mental health issues and psychosocial support for countryside teachers. This paper aims to present an analysis on the implications of COVID-19 Pandemic in mental and psychosocial health of the countryside teachers. Five countryside education professionals were interviewed, one from each Brazilian region. Online semi-structured interviews were analysed by discourse analysis. The findings showed situations leading to psychological distress as well as critical protective processes, which promoted mental health in the pandemic context. Pedagogical practices from distance have turned the situation of countryside education and its educators even more precarious and vulnerable. The pandemic accelerated processes of depersonalisation and devaluation of countryside education.

The presence of technologies in all areas and stages of life increases the risk of addiction to devices, networks, and the use of various programmes. Excessive use of devices and technologies during childhood and adolescence has negative effects on neurodevelopment and causes emotional disorders related to anxiety, stress, and depression. These disorders can be associated with the development of other addictions (alcohol, psychoactive substances) or other situations of risk of social exclusion such as bullying, among others. In our study of the risk of social exclusion in adolescents (ÁVALOS, 2022) we have applied a complete diagnostic battery to 25 subjects of both sexes between 12 and 17 years of age focusing on six dimensions of risk: anxiety and depression, alcohol and other substance abuse, bullying, addiction to technologies, gender violence and risk behaviour in love and sexual relationships, and difficult family situation. The aim of this paper is to present and analyse the correlations found between each of the first three dimensions, and the technology addiction dimension as a predictor of other risk factors for social exclusion. The data show that addiction to video games, in particular, is related to high levels of depression, while addiction to any of the technologies studied (mobile, internet and video games) is significantly related to being a victim of bullying.

Refugees are people who move involuntarily from their country of residence often witnessing disasters, wars and the deaths of immediate family members prior to fleeing. In each of these instances, refugees experience traumatic situations that provoke strong reactions and emotions. This is often exacerbated by difficult refugee processing systems, detention and waiting in refugee camps, all of which make migration patterns and settlement processes for refugees are very different from those of other migrants. The psychological effects of the trauma experienced by refugees tend to be enduring and long-lasting. This paper explores the link between refugee mental health and wellbeing and multicultural arts in the tropics. The contention of the paper is that multicultural arts allows for sensitivity to a person’s identity, heritage and experience and is an important component of healing and well-being. The paper uncovers how multicultural arts enable a dialogue around issues with forced migration, powerlessness, humiliation and anger and promotes social inclusion and belonging. The paper concludes by arguing that multicultural and multidimensional approaches are needed to achieve an integrated approach to the mental health of refugees.

Abstract Most countries did not have a consolidated digital health structure before the pandemic. Both social distancing and mental health problems resulting from the situation justify the urgency of discussions on web-mediated interventions. The objective of this work is to present the panorama of technological mediation in mental health services and their specificities in the context of the pandemic. This paper is grounded on a critical look at the migration from face-to-face care to the Internet environment, highlighting: the international experiences using digital technologies in the pandemic context; the challenges in online consultations, emphasizing the importance of the ethical, technical/technological, and clinical domains, which are recurring issues in the international literature; the challenges and perspectives in the use of technologies. It is essential to develop strategies aligned with government incentives, aiming at the quality of the offered services and the guarantee of an adequate hybrid qualification.

Abstract In this paper, we offer an in-depth analysis of relevant scientific literature and a series of critical reflections based on a narrative review of the impact that the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic had on Latin American psychology. We performed a non-exhaustive search, selection, and analysis of different documentary sources in scientific databases, institutional repositories, and websites of national and regional psychology organizations between May 25 and 31, 2020. In particular, we consulted SciELO, Redalyc, Dialnet, and Google Scholar using the following individual key words associated to psychology: “Coronavirus”, “Covid-19” and “Pandemic”. Various types of documents were retrieved for a subsequent in-depth analysis (e.g., articles, institutional documents, notes, bulletins, recommendation guides, etc.). Our review allowed us to identify three challenges for psychology in the region: (1) insertion of psychology in public policies; (2) construction of an own agenda of psychological research; (3) evaluation of practices and reorientation of professional training processes.

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