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{"title":"Frustration, Examination, Appreciation: An Autoethnography of a Psychotherapist’s Work with a Challenging Patient","authors":"J. Tyson","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100142","url":null,"abstract":"The work of a psychotherapist can be rewarding and very challenging. It can be frustrating when patients are suffering and there are no words to alleviate their pain, or when they begin to take their anger out on you as a therapist. The work of a psychotherapist can be a personal beneficial experience as one examines how one is affected as a professional because of a seemingly difficult and challenging patient. The work of psychotherapy can also bring about a sense of appreciation as psychotherapists learn to appreciate their own delicate individual growth because of a challenging patient.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115428925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Suicide among South Asians in the United States: Perspectives, Causes, and Implications for Prevention and Treatment","authors":"Susheelabai R. Srinivasa, S. Pasupuleti, Rani Dronamraju, Denise Longoria","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100150","url":null,"abstract":"Suicide and suicide related behaviors have been a global phenomenon. Suicide is a major social problem with more than one million deaths and 25 million attempted suicides [1] and 140 million who reported ideation [2]. Specifically in the US, it is the tenth leading cause of death with a staggering 47,173 Americans who committed suicide and 1,400,000 who attempted suicide. Nearly 575,000 Americans visited a hospital with self-inflicted injuries [3]. Astonishingly, the number of suicidal deaths is greater than the total number of deaths from homicide, AIDS, car accidents combined [4]. The cost of suicide and self-injury was over $ 70 billion in medical as well as work loss expenses in the United States [5]. The highest suicide rate (20.2) percent is prevalent among middle-aged adults in the age group of 45 to 54 years old; followed by older adults 85 years of age and older with (20.1) percent. Among young adults and adolescents in 15-24 years, it was 14.46 percent in 2017. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention [6], suicide rates were 6.59% among Asian & Pacific Islanders, 6.61% among African Americans and 13.42% among American Indians and Alaskan natives in 2019. It was highest (15.85%) among the Caucasian population. White males account for nearly 70 percent of all suicides occurred in the United States though females make twice the number of suicidal attempts. Firearms was the number one means used since 50.57 percent of those who committed suicide used this method [7].","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125072990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acculturation & Attitudes towards Disability for Arab Americans","authors":"Tarek Zidan, K. Chan","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100106","url":null,"abstract":"s According to 2010 Census estimates, there are 1.9 million Arab Americans in the United States, although the estimate may be closer to 3.7 million. Arab Americans are one of the fastest growing immigrant groups; over half are foreign-born and come from over 22 different countries. Acculturation is an important construct to consider for Arab Americans, who have a long history of immigration and cultural differences. A systematic literature review was conducted to understand acculturation and attitudes toward persons with disabilities for immigrants and refugees, as they relate to Arab Americans. Using multiple databases (PsycInfo, Ebscohost, Social Science Abstracts, and Google Scholar), we identified 300 articles using the search terms disabilities, acculturation, attitudes and Arab American. Of this number, 90 scholarly articles were chosen that highlighted acculturation and attitudes toward persons with disabilities among minority, immigrant, and refugee groups. The systematic review identified themes regarding acculturation, ethnic identity, social contact with the host culture, and the stigma of disabilities. Findings revealed that ethnic identity, social contact with the U.S. host culture, and the stigma of disability from the country of origin can influence attitudes of Arab Americans towards persons with disabilities. The systematic review highlighted substantial gaps in the knowledge base and the importance of understanding attitudes of immigrants and refugees towards persons with disabilities within the Arab American community. Further research is needed to examine how the acculturation process can affect attitudes towards disabilities, and where policy and practice can intervene to improve outcomes. Social work practitioners must be culturally sensitive to the distinct aspects of Arab culture and their acculturation process, thereby enhancing their skills in the delivery of services. Results highlight the need for awareness in the struggles of immigrants and refugees, and how they can impact attitudes toward persons with disabilities in Arab American communities.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114375987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Part A of Anatomy at the Mall: A Multimodal Activity to Enhance Health Awareness and Identify Early Signs of Health-Related Issues in the General Public","authors":"Martin G. Rosario, C. Woodson, Michael George, Victoria Junious, Aleena Jose, Maryví González‐Solá","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100134","url":null,"abstract":"Background: There is a gap in the common knowledge of anatomy and its relationship to health in the community. Objective: We intend to obtain insight into community-dwelling adults' health status and promote health awareness using basic anatomy. Methods: Ninety-seven adults (average 32.6 years, 79.1 kg, 1.65 m) were participants at malls (MP) within the DFW area, and 36 healthy young adults performed as the control group (CP) (average 24.4 years, 67.7 kg, 1.65 m). MPs received a pretest/post-test to investigate their underlying knowledge and evaluate the knowledge of human anatomy and physiology before visiting six learning stations covering different anatomy systems. This research measured gait speed, isometric strength, balance, coordination, blood pressure, blood oxygenation, and heart rate to examine the health status and support the integration of the learned anatomy. Results: MPs displayed shifts from normative values with altered balance, lower leg strength, reduced gait speed, and high blood pressure. Conclusion and Clinical Relevance: The community-dwelling participants of this study revealed various health-related alterations link to poor quality of life. Regularly visit public areas such as malls, should incorporate free health screening educational booths or stations comparable to those in this research. Clinicians should recognize that the community-dwelling population requires knowledge of anatomyphysiology and health implications. Therefore, we encourage them to include educational items in the intervention strategies.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133172544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Part B of Anatomy Tour at the Mall: A Multimodal Activity to Enhance Anatomical Education and Health Awareness in the General Public","authors":"Maryví González‐Solá, Martín G. Rosario","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100152","url":null,"abstract":"Research objectives: The overall health state of people in the United States is deteriorating. One component related to this decline was the lack of information. One approach to resolve this issue is with educational outreach activities located in one of the places most visited by the people: Malls. Here, we report the various benefits of educational anatomy outreach among the people who participated.\u0000\u0000Purpose: This study aimed to promote essential health awareness by educating the general public about anatomy.\u0000\u0000Methods: 72 subjects were randomly selected from malls within Dallas/Ft.Worth area to participate in the “Anatomy Tour at the Mall” (A@M). The participants were given a pre-test with 10 questions and release forms. They were then given information about the human systems by passing through six different data stations: the nervous system, special senses, musculoskeletal system, human organ station, cardiovascular system, and respiratory system tables. Each table contained anatomical models, an educational brochure, non-invasive vital sign tests (except for the human organ station), and the physical therapy and nursing students who explained the essential anatomical information and performed the tests (Figure 1). When the participants finished the “tour” through the stations, they were given a post-test with the same 10 questions for comparison. The subjects were also given a short survey to rate the stations and their activities.\u0000\u0000Results: A t-test statistical analysis showed that the participants improved their knowledge of anatomy when comparing the pre-test and post-test. The pre-test average was 5.9 ± 1.8, and the post-test average was 7.5 +/± 1.9. The difference between the pre-test and post-test was 1.6, with a p-value of 0.001. In addition, the majority of the participants’ survey responses regarding this activity were positive, indicating that they gained significant knowledge about anatomy and overall health after completing this activity.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: A@M significantly increased knowledge about the basic anatomy of the participating adults. Future outreach events should expand to other areas and be incorporated daily in public places, such as shopping malls, to reach out to the population lacking educational information.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121233193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Meaning in the Face of Death: Implications for Existential Counseling","authors":"Andre Marseille","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100145","url":null,"abstract":"In the last three years, I lost my father, uncle and mentor, perhaps the three most important men in my life. Though I was saddened by their departure, I accept that death is part of the life cycle and that life is a series of linear ‘tick-tocs’ towards an inevitable death. I have grown comfortable with that. I owe this understanding and comfort to my 18-year relationship with my recently departed mentor Dr. Clemmont Vontress, the father of cross-cultural counseling and an existentialist. As I mourn his passing, I am reminded that death is a reminder of our need to make the most of our fragile existence. Frankl reasoned that accepting death was a natural part of the life cycle and that one should find meaning in their existence with the finite time they do have. It is this view which makes a person fundamentally questioned by life itself. Frankl [1] called this view a “Copernican turn.”","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122443519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pollyannas, Pessimists, and the Science of Happiness","authors":"Jared K. Rothstein","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100144","url":null,"abstract":"With personal anecdotes, the author contrasts his natural pessimism with the outlook of his mother, a lifelong Pollyanna, and investigates the source of this core difference. He argues that, despite its scientific veracity and likely implications that nothing is cosmically ‘meant to be,’ Darwin’s theory of natural selection neither conclusively resolves metaphysical debates concerning the existence of god nor the existential question of which life perspective is most appropriate. Furthermore, based on interdisciplinary research from the field of positive psychology, the author rejects Jean-Paul Sartre’s alternative suggestion that we are either optimistic or cynical solely by choice. Contrary to Sartre’s ‘blank slate’ conception, these empirical findings indicate that a person’s baseline happiness level and natural outlook on life is genetically driven to a significant degree. While there is a ‘cortical lottery’ in this regard, environmental factors also play a key role a scientific result that fits nicely with Aristotle’s ‘golden mean’ theory of happiness.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128078124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Orientation, Parent Engagement, Tutoring, Summer Programs, and College Support: How a City is Helping Immigrant Students","authors":"Kerri Evans, Anna Coney, Amina Musa","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100153","url":null,"abstract":"One in four children in U.S. schools are part of an immigrant family, and we need to ensure that there are enough, and culturally sensitive services available to meet their needs and help them succeed educationally. Using a qualitative document analysis framework, the authors deductively coded more than 110 websites to assess the services available to immigrant students in a city in a Mid-Atlantic state of the United States. The results indicate that services included English as a second language services (n=33), tutoring (n=23), parent engagement activities (n=11), summer programs (n=11), college access programs (n=10), and orientation programs (n=9). Together the agencies and schools offer many programs that are reminiscent of collective impact models. We provide recommendations for future research and practice.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132533339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Compassion Education for Prosocial Behavior and Well-Being Among College Students","authors":"Thupten Tendhar, P. B. Mesquita","doi":"10.33790/JMHSB1100115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/JMHSB1100115","url":null,"abstract":"College Students Thupten Tendhar, PhD1*, Paul Bueno de Mesquita, PhD2 1*Inner Peace Healthy Minds Program, URI Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies, 74 Lower College Road – MSSC202, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA. 2 Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Health Sciences, Director, Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies, The University of Rhode Island, 74 Lower College Road – MSSC202, Kingston, RI 02881, USA. Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour Tendhar, T. et al. J Ment Health Soc Behav 2020, 2: 115 https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100115","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133860471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Depression among Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia: A Cross-sectional Study","authors":"Hadita Sapari, M. Selamat, S. Mohamed, Zailiza Suli, M. Isa","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100159","url":null,"abstract":"Background: COVID-19 is a serious threat to the global, not only to health, economy and society but also is a great challenge to HCW’s mental health. A lot of studies were carried out and found HCW’s psychological well-being has been severely affected, especially those in the hospital setting. This study aims to determine the prevalence of depression and the factors associated with depression among HCWs in public health settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u0000\u0000Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at 13 health clinics and one District Health Office in Hulu Langat District. This study was conducted from February 2021 to Mei 2021. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed consisting of three sections (sociodemographic, job characteristics and depression assessment using validated PHQ-9 tool). Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sociodemographic, and multiple logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with depression.\u0000\u0000Result: A total of 291 HCWs were involved in this study. The prevalence of depression among HCWs was 22.7 (95%CI: 22.65, 22.98). Female (Adj. OR=2.01, 95% CI: 1.016, 3.55), stress at work (Adj. OR=3.22, 95% CI: 1.48, 7.02), conflict among colleague (Adj. OR=3.33, 95% CI: 1.72, 6.34) and never attended training or orientation related COVID-19 management (Adj. OR=2.30, 95% CI=1.13, 4.70) were associated with depression.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: The prevalence of depression in this study was comparable with international studies conducted during pandemic COVID-19, but was lower than the local prevalence of depression conducted pre-pandemic. A healthy working environment needs to be conducted to ensure psychological well-being and hence alleviate the depression among HCWs.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134111876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}