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Solving suicidal problems online: Who turns to the Internet for help? 在线解决自杀问题:谁会向互联网寻求帮助?

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.8.1.28

Keith M. Harris, John P. Mclean, J. Sheffield

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引用次数: 13

Fathers as informants of children’s fears and worries 父亲是孩子恐惧和担忧的告密者

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.8.2.175

M. Campbell, L. Gilmore

引用次数: 1

The Koping Program: A decade’s commitment to enhancing service capacity for children of parents with a mental illness 雪平项目:十年来致力于提高对父母患有精神疾病的儿童的服务能力

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.8.3.286

S. Morson, D. Best, Nikki de Bondt, M. Jessop, Thy Meddick

{"title":"The Koping Program: A decade’s commitment to enhancing service capacity for children of parents with a mental illness","authors":"S. Morson, D. Best, Nikki de Bondt, M. Jessop, Thy Meddick","doi":"10.5172/jamh.8.3.286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5172/jamh.8.3.286","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Children of parents with a mental illness are known to be at heightened risk of experiencing a range of psychosocial difficulties, including the potential development of their own mental health problems. In 1999, the Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) of the Royal Children’s Hospital, Children’s Health District, Brisbane, Queensland, established a selective prevention initiative – since known as the Koping Program – to enhance service provision for this priority group. Sustained local resourcing of the program has enabled the achievement of numerous quality outcomes for young people, their families and service providers. These are reviewed according to the eight national Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) action areas: promoting wellbeing and reducing risk; support for children and families; addressing grief and loss issues; access to information, education and decision-making; care and protection of children; partnerships and cross-agency processes; workforce development and workforce reorientation; and research and evaluation. Brief commentary is provided on factors underlying success of the Koping Program, along with its limitations and future directions.","PeriodicalId":358240,"journal":{"name":"Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131173235","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}

引用次数: 9

Prevention of emotional problems and psychiatric risks in children of parents with a mental illness in the Netherlands: II. Interventions 荷兰父母有精神疾病的儿童的情绪问题和精神风险的预防:2。干预措施

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.8.3.264

K. van Doesum, C. Hosman

{"title":"Prevention of emotional problems and psychiatric risks in children of parents with a mental illness in the Netherlands: II. Interventions","authors":"K. van Doesum, C. Hosman","doi":"10.5172/jamh.8.3.264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5172/jamh.8.3.264","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper reports on the outcomes of a practice-based and science-based enterprise in the Netherlands to develop a comprehensive national prevention program focused on children of parents with a mental illness. An outline of the multicomponent program is presented which includes a wide set of interventions that address evidence-based risk factors and protective factors in multiple domains, including children in different age groups, parents and families, social networks, professionals and the community as a whole. The scientific basis of this program is described in a companion article in this issue (Hosman, van Doesum & van Santvoort, 2009). The 20 year history of this program illustrates the importance of long-term collaborative investments that are required of practitioners, policymakers and scientists to develop and implement a nationwide, comprehensive approach for addressing the prevalent transmission of psychiatric problems from parent to child. The results of recently undertaken controlled efficacy studies of various preventive interventions are presented, as well as findings from process evaluations. The discussion section evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the current program and offers recommendations for the main challenges ahead in terms of program innovation, implementation and research.","PeriodicalId":358240,"journal":{"name":"Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123074202","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}

引用次数: 69

Farm Advisors’ reflections on Mental Health First Aid training 农场顾问对心理健康急救培训的思考

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.8.1.105

D. Hossain, D. Gorman, Rob Eley, J. Coutts

{"title":"Farm Advisors’ reflections on Mental Health First Aid training","authors":"D. Hossain, D. Gorman, Rob Eley, J. Coutts","doi":"10.5172/jamh.8.1.105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5172/jamh.8.1.105","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper describes an evaluation of the use of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training with Farm Advisors. The specific objectives of the training were to: i) determine whether changes to mental health literacy were evident; ii) investigate whether changes were affected by demographic factors such as age, sex, work experience and experience with mental health problems; and iii) describe the experience of participants in terms of the relevance and ease of understanding of the presentation format. Data were collected from 32 Farm Advisors working in Southern Queensland, Australia, who attended MHFA training. Results indicated that the training had significantly improved their mental health literacy and skills in dealing with people with a mental illness. Older Farm Advisors, and younger Farm Advisors with field experience, were more knowledgeable about mental health prior to the training. However, no effects of these factors were found in post training, indicating that, irrespective of their age, sex, work experience and mental health experience, the Farm Advisors gained similar literacy in mental illness at the completion of training. The participants expressed that they now know how to recognise symptoms associated with mental illness, provide initial help, and offer a referral pathway for appropriate professional help to increase wellbeing among farming communities. They reported that the course materials were new, well presented, and relevant for them.","PeriodicalId":358240,"journal":{"name":"Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115330229","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}

引用次数: 9

Investigating the strengths and difficulties of children from families with a parental mental illness 调查来自父母有精神疾病家庭的孩子的优势和困难

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.8.2.165

D. Maybery, A. Reupert, M. Goodyear, Rani Ritchie, P. Brann

{"title":"Investigating the strengths and difficulties of children from families with a parental mental illness","authors":"D. Maybery, A. Reupert, M. Goodyear, Rani Ritchie, P. Brann","doi":"10.5172/jamh.8.2.165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5172/jamh.8.2.165","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study investigated whether two groups of children from families with a parent with a mental illness were different to a normative group of children (no parental illness) on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Of the total 833 children aged 8-12 years, there were 101 children of parents with a mental illness from the general community, 134 children of parents with a mental illness who attended an intervention program and a normative sample of 598. The intervention group scored significantly higher than the other groups on all difficulties. In addition, the general community group with a parental illness scored significantly higher than those without a parental mental illness on the Total Difficulties, Emotional Symptoms and Hyperactivity subscales. These were important findings as the community and intervention children with a parent with a mental illness scored at two and three times respectively the normative level of risk to their mental health. Combined with previous risk estimates, children with a parent who attend mental health services are between two to five times more likely than the norm to be scoring in the clinical range on the SDQ. Recommendations are made regarding child morbidity, mental health policy, programs, workforce and future research.","PeriodicalId":358240,"journal":{"name":"Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122608395","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}

引用次数: 41

Research priorities in suicide prevention: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ views 自杀预防的研究重点:利益相关者观点的定性研究

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.8.1.48

S. Niner, J. Pirkis, K. Krysińska, J. Robinson, M. Dudley, E. Schindeler, D. de Leo, D. Warr

{"title":"Research priorities in suicide prevention: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ views","authors":"S. Niner, J. Pirkis, K. Krysińska, J. Robinson, M. Dudley, E. Schindeler, D. de Leo, D. Warr","doi":"10.5172/jamh.8.1.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5172/jamh.8.1.48","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The current study sought to inform priority setting in Australian suicide prevention research, by seeking stakeholders’ views on where future priorities might lie. Three group interviews were conducted with a total of 28 participants. Group interview participants stressed that priority should be given to evaluating the efficacy of specific interventions and examining the response of the health and community service systems. They felt that the epidemiological profile of suicidal individuals had been explored, at least with respect to rates and individual-level risk factors, and that the above evaluative activities should focus on groups identified as having particularly high levels of risk. Most saw limited value in continuing to explore individual-level risk factors ad infinitum, and felt that the time had come to move on to considering wider societal influences on suicide and individual-level protective factors. Many felt that evaluation efforts should employ mixed methods, should be multidisciplinary and should be relevant to the Australian context. They also argued that there was scope for increasing the utility of research findings by communicating them in a manner that would enable them to be utilised by policy-makers, planners and practitioners. Several called for a more cohesive framework for suicide prevention that could guide suicide prevention research. The current study provides some guidance with respect to the direction Australia’s suicide prevention research agenda should take. A priority-driven approach to suicide prevention research will ensure that the research endeavour provides the most useful information for those whose day-to-day work involves trying to prevent suicide.","PeriodicalId":358240,"journal":{"name":"Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133604508","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}

引用次数: 18

Beyond normal grief: A critical reflection on immediate post-death experiences of survivors of suicide 超越正常的悲伤:对自杀幸存者死后体验的批判性反思

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.8.1.37

Kelly-Joy Botha, A. Guilfoyle, D. Botha

{"title":"Beyond normal grief: A critical reflection on immediate post-death experiences of survivors of suicide","authors":"Kelly-Joy Botha, A. Guilfoyle, D. Botha","doi":"10.5172/jamh.8.1.37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5172/jamh.8.1.37","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract An exploration of the literature was undertaken on the question of whether or not bereavement after suicide, as opposed to other modes of death, renders individuals more susceptible to enduring and complicated grief reactions. The literature from qualitative research indicated that there appeared to be a greater prevalence of individual and contextual risk factors leading to complicated bereavement for survivors of suicide, as opposed to those bereaved through most other modes of death. Trauma-related research and survivors’ anecdotal reports emphasised the potential for proximal factors and specific experiences in the immediate aftermath of a suicide that could facilitate, or complicate bereavement. Factors found to indicate that suicide bereavement is distinct include survivors more often experiencing feelings of rejection, responsibility, guilt and blame, with feelings of shame and embarrassment interacting with a sense of stigmatisation. In addition, reports indicated ambivalent, challenging and negative relationships with service providers after the suicide. The impact of such factors remains largely overlooked in the context of suicide, and we therefore argue that the immediate post-death experience, specific to suicide survivors, presents a critical primary site for risk prevention and building resilience with survivors. We reflect on training for front line workers in this context.","PeriodicalId":358240,"journal":{"name":"Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health","volume":"20 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133735497","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}

引用次数: 14

The impact of traumatic brain injury on the mental health outcomes of individuals and their family carers 创伤性脑损伤对个人及其家庭照顾者心理健康结果的影响

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.8.2.155

J. Chan, T. Parmenter, R. Stancliffe

{"title":"The impact of traumatic brain injury on the mental health outcomes of individuals and their family carers","authors":"J. Chan, T. Parmenter, R. Stancliffe","doi":"10.5172/jamh.8.2.155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5172/jamh.8.2.155","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death and life-long disability. The impact of TBI on the person and family carers is significant and long-term, such that persons with TBI require continuing support and care in various aspects of their lives many years after the injury. Family carers also require ongoing support. Mental ill health is one aspect that greatly impacts on the lives of these people. People with TBI may experience a range of psychiatric symptoms, such as depression, anxiety disorders, mood disorders or panic disorder. They are also at risk of suicidality and offending behaviours. Family carers of people with TBI also experienced a range of psychological distress. TBI also impacts negatively on the quality of life of the individuals and their family carers. There is a definite role for mental health services and practitioners to provide support to people with TBI and their family carers. This review paper argues for an appropriate level of mental health support for people with TBI and their family carers because the concerns are not only health-related but are a social concern for the community and government.","PeriodicalId":358240,"journal":{"name":"Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health","volume":"357 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115859014","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}

引用次数: 39

Taking a closer look: A cross-sector audit of families where a parent has a mental illness 仔细观察:对父母有精神疾病的家庭进行跨部门审计

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Pub Date : 2009-01-01 DOI: 10.5172/jamh.8.3.242

S. Fernbacher, M. Goodyear, J. Farhall

引用次数: 11