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This paper discusses the phenomenon of adolescent self-harming behaviour. Cases of adolescent self-harming behaviour do exist, and the number is increasing every year along with the report of mental health problems among children and adolescents issued by the Malaysian Ministry of Health through the National Health and Morbidity Survey Statistics report. This phenomenon needs to be given due attention by all parties, especially guidance and counselling teachers in schools so that the National Education Philosophy can be achieved and produce students who have good mental health and a healthy mindset. Therefore, this paper was produced in order to help guidance and counselling teachers as well as those who want to understand further the phenomenon of self-harming. paper also discusses the behaviour of teenagers who injure themselves and among the factors that are the cause of teenagers self-harming which is often associated with various psychiatric symptoms such as depressive symptoms, anxiety disorders, family factors and bereavement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The mental health problems of ex-prisoners are increasing and worrying so that it can affect the effectiveness of the reintegration of ex-prisoners into society. This paper aims to determine the relationship between personality types and the level of mental health of ex-prisoners in Malaysia. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method of 250 respondents. Two instruments were used in the questionnaire, namely the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale Test (DASS21) to measure the level of mental health of ex-prisoners and the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-40-Cross Culture Personality Test (ZKPQ-M-40-CC) to identify 5 personality domains of ex-prisoners namely Activity, Sociability, Aggressiveness-Hostility, Impulsive Sensation Seeking and Neuroticism-Anxiety. The results of the study found that there is a positive significant relationship between the five types of personality with the level of depression, anxiety and stress among ex-prisoners. Specific mental health interventions should be provided to prisoners before and after their release. This is very important in ensuring that the chance of reintegration of ex-prisoners into society is effective when mental health problems can be prevented and treated before they get worse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The effects of the spreading of world wide's COVID-19 pandemic are significant and noticeable. The economic downturn and the impact on health have had a huge impact on the human life. Both direct and indirect effects of the outbreak have profound implications, including mental health. This situation imperils the psychological well-being of individual due to feel uncertainty, insecurity and anxiety and isolation. In this review paper, mindfulness approaches that can be learned by any individuals to manage stress in order to cope with their psychological issues during pandemic of COVID-19 such as mindfulness techniques. Application of mindfulness technique can be taught online through psychological first aid (psychological first aid) in tele-mental health services. The tele-mental health services' user is encouraged to practice mindfulness technique by engaging in the self-dialogue while applying the mindfulness-training exercises that have been learned through psychological first aid. This approaches able to coordinate the higher mental function to calm an individual to the state of relaxation. This action will help the person in taking an advantage during the implementation of movement control order to maintain optimum health by self-care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The presence of 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) which has been declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) has changed the way of life most individuals. The current situation shows an increasing trend of mental health problems leading to suicidal acts. Following the implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO), the number of social media browsers through the internet network are seen to be increasing and most of them are among teenagers. Thus, the objective of this study is to explore the implications of social media on adolescent's mental health aspects during COVID-19 pandemic. This study is a qualitative study using a systematic literature review design. A total of 62 articles out of 170 articles in the Scopus, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and Science Direct databases from the period 2015-2021 were selected. Selected articles were then analyzed and categorized according to the scope of the study to gain a better understanding on the issue of social media addiction and mental health among adolescents. The result of this study showed that there are various implications resulting from social media addiction. The implications including devian behavior, cyberbullying, pornography, fake news and incitement as well as online fraud. In addition, the use of social media also contributes to mental health problems such as depression, panic, fear, stress and anxiety. Therefore, this study is very significant especially to parents and to the the bodies involved as well as the community in organizing selected strategies to deal with the negative implications of media addiction. Thus, parents need to adopt an appropriate parenting style, while the bodies involved such as educators, counselors and the community need to continuously develop the moral knowledge among adolescents in addition to empowering respective roles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]