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{"title":"An exploration of the Indonesian lay mental health workers' (cadres) experiences in performing their roles in community mental health services: a qualitative study.","authors":"Herni Susanti, Helen Brooks, Ice Yulia, Heni D Windarwati, Estin Yuliastuti, Hasniah Hasniah, Budi A Keliat","doi":"10.1186/s13033-024-00622-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13033-024-00622-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Volunteers trained to support community mental health programs in Indonesia are known as 'mental health cadres.' These are lay people trained to provide basic support for people with mental illness in their local communities. The role of cadres in community mental health services is to provide health promotion activities and support for people with mental illness, such as home visits and family assistance. Their contribution can potentially address the challenges health services currently face in remote and resource-limited settings. However, little is currently known about implementing this form of the lay workforce and the experiences of mental health cadres in Indonesia in particular. This study aimed to explore the experience of cadres when performing their roles in community mental health services in Indonesia from the cadres' perspective.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study employed a descriptive qualitative design. Purposive sampling was employed to recruit cadres with at least one year of experience handling those diagnosed with schizophrenia across four geographical areas in Java and Sumatra, Indonesia. Data were collected utilising focus groups undertaken between July and November 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, eight focus group sessions for mental health cadres were carried out virtually via Zoom and non-virtual, facilitated by local moderators. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study involved 71 cadres in four regions: Aceh, Jakarta, West Java and East Java. The majority of participants were looking after their families with a minimum of high school-level qualifications. Four themes were interpreted from the data: (1) Motivation for volunteering, (2) The role of cadres in supporting mental health services, (3) Training and support needs in carrying out cadre roles, and (4) Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of cadre roles in local communities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Cadres reported a motivation to help people improve their mental health and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. Cadres also contributed to secondary and primary prevention of mental illness with some limitations. This study's results are relevant to those wishing to understand and optimise the implementation of lay workforces in resource-limited settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":47752,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Systems","volume":"18 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10792806/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139479471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prescriptive factors for intensive home treatment in acute psychiatry: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial","authors":"Ansam Barakat, Matthijs Blankers, Jurgen E Cornelis, Nick M Lommerse, Aartjan TF Beekman, Jack JM Dekker","doi":"10.1186/s13033-023-00619-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-023-00619-1","url":null,"abstract":"Intensive home treatment (IHT) aims to prevent psychiatric hospitalisation. Although this intervention is well tested, it is still unknown for whom this intervention works best. Therefore, this study aims to explore prescriptive factors that moderate the effect of IHT compared to care as usual (CAU) on symptom severity. Using data from a randomised controlled trial, 198 participants that experience an exacerbation of acute psychiatric symptoms were included in this secondary analysis. In order to maximise clinical relevance, generally available environmental and clinical baseline factors were included as tentative moderators: age, gender, employment status, domestic situation, psychiatric disorders, psychological symptoms, psychosocial functioning, alcohol and other substance use. The outcome variable symptom severity was measured using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and collected at 26 and 52 weeks post-randomisation. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine which participants’ characteristics moderate the effect of IHT on the total BPRS score. Our results suggest that being employed (B = 0.28, SE = 0.13, 95% CI = 0.03–0.53, p = 0.03) at baseline seems to have a moderation effect, which result in lower symptom severity scores at 26 weeks follow-up for patients who received IHT. This effect was not found at 52 weeks. On the basis of the number of factors tested, there is no evidence for robust outcome moderators of the effect of IHT versus CAU. Our conclusion is therefore that IHT can be offered to a diverse target population with comparable clinical results. This trial is registered (date of registration: 2016-11-23) at the international clinical trials registry platform (NTR6151).","PeriodicalId":47752,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Systems","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139082985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social skills interventions for Thai adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): a qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of Thai adolescents, their caregivers and healthcare professionals","authors":"Nadlada Tawankanjanachot, Maria Truesdale, Pornpun Orachon, Lisa Kidd","doi":"10.1186/s13033-023-00617-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-023-00617-3","url":null,"abstract":"Social skills interventions (SSIs) are effective for enhancing social skills and decreasing mental health problems in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, these interventions have been designed and their effectiveness has been established in Western countries. Lack of culturally acceptable SSIs for Asian nations is a possible barrier to implementing effective and tailored interventions that address the unique requirements of ASD individuals across countries and cultures. This study aims to explore the needs and preferences of adolescents with ASD, their caregivers, and healthcare professionals (HPs) in Thailand regarding the components, delivery formats, and cultural adaptation required for an outpatient-based social skills intervention. Qualitative data was collected via three focus groups of HPs (n = 20) and 24 paired interviews with adolescents with ASD and their caregivers from a child psychiatric hospital in Thailand. Purposive sampling was employed, and thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Nine themes emerged from the data generated by HPs, and seven from adolescents with ASD and their caregivers. SSIs for Thai adolescents with ASD and their caregivers should emphasise specific social skills training and assess the abilities of adolescents as required. Incorporating various learning strategies is important. Parental involvement is essential and provides knowledge of an adolescent’s symptoms and coaching skills, which are best used to support their adolescents. Cultural considerations include the need for social knowledge of Thai culture, promoting assertiveness and praising parents’ abilities, implementing a programme in time to not interrupt academic achievement, and renaming a programme from social skills intervention to social communication intervention. Barriers to implementing a programme included HPs’ need for specialised training and education and decreased workload. Also, the caregivers’ and adolescents’ stigma reduced attendance in a programme. Increased extra compensation and relocation days off are provided as policy support for staff who deliver the intervention. The results suggest that SSIs for Thai adolescents with ASD should be tailored to meet the needs for specific knowledge, skills, and parental collaboration as coaches for their adolescents. Additionally, it should incorporate Thai culture. It is necessary to consider staff knowledge, workload, and stigma in order to reduce barriers to implementation in practice.","PeriodicalId":47752,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Systems","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139077861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Family UNited: piloting of a new universal UNODC family skills programme to improve child mental health, resilience and parenting skills in Indonesia and Bangladesh","authors":"Karin Haar, Aala El-Khani, Narendra Narotama, Amir Hussain, Eva Fitri, Aip Badrujaman, Eka Wahyuni, Shah Mohammad Naheeaan, Ali Yassine, Wadih Maalouf","doi":"10.1186/s13033-023-00602-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-023-00602-w","url":null,"abstract":"Family is one of the most influential social institutions and caregivers act as the main protective factors for children’s mental health and resilience skills. Family skills programmes support caregivers to be better parents and strengthen positive age-specific and age-appropriate family functioning and interactions. We developed a universal, brief and light programme for implementation in low-resource settings, the Family UNited (FU) programme, and conducted a pilot study to show feasibility of implementation, replicability and effectiveness in improving family functioning, child behaviour and resilience. We recruited caregivers with children aged 8–14 years through schools in East Java, Indonesia and Dhaka, Bangladesh to the FU programme. Demographic data, emotional and behavioural difficulties of children, child resilience and parental skills and family adjustment measures were collected from children and caregivers before, 2 and 6 weeks after the intervention. Outcome was assessed through the SDQ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire), PAFAS (Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales) and CYRM-R (Child and Youth Resilience Measure). We enrolled 29 families in Bangladesh and allocated 37 families to the intervention and 33 to the control group in Indonesia. Overall, there was no effect over time in the control group on any of the PAFAS subscales, whereas significant reductions in scores were found on six of the seven subscales in either country in the intervention group, most prominently in caregivers with higher scores at baseline. We found highly significant reductions in total SDQ scores in the intervention group in both countries, whereas there was no effect over time in the control group in Indonesia. Boys in the intervention group in Indonesia and in Bangladesh seemed to have benefitted significantly on the SDQ as well as the total resilience scale. Overall, on the CYRM-R, particularly children below the 33rd percentile at pre-test benefitted substantially from the programme. The implementation of a brief family skills programme was seemingly effective and feasible in resource-limited settings and positively improved child mental health, resilience and parenting practices and family adjustment skills. These results suggest the value of such a programme and call for further validation through other methods of impact assessment and outcome evaluation. Trial registration: Clinical Trial Registration: ISRCTN99645405, retrospectively registered, 22 September, 2022.","PeriodicalId":47752,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138567815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors of time until return to work and duration of sickness absence in sick-listed precarious workers with common mental disorders: a secondary data-analysis of two trials and one cohort study","authors":"Yvonne B. Suijkerbuijk, Frederieke G. Schaafsma, Lyanne P. Jansen, Selwin S. Audhoe, Lieke Lammerts, Johannes R. Anema, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen","doi":"10.1186/s13033-023-00613-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-023-00613-7","url":null,"abstract":"Common mental disorders (CMD) are highly prevalent among sick-listed precarious workers and often lead to long-term sickness-absence, work disability and unemployment. This study aimed to identify predictors of a longer time until return to work (RTW) and prolonged duration of sickness absence in sick-listed precarious workers with CMD. We conducted a secondary Cox regression analysis using existing data from two Dutch randomized controlled trials and one cohort study among sick-listed precarious workers with CMD (N = 681). Age, gender, baseline employment status, study allocation, severity of psychological symptoms and RTW self-efficacy were evaluated for their predictive value on time until sustainable (≥ 28 days) RTW and duration of sickness absence during 12-month follow-up. In this study, time until sustainable RTW and duration of sickness absence are distinct dependent variables, because they are not mutually exclusive. Age above 50 years (HR 0.57, 95% CI 0.39–0.82), severe psychological symptoms (HR 0.64, 95% CI 0.43–0.93), unemployment (HR 0.19 95% CI 0.11–0.33) and loss of employment contract during sickness absence (HR 0.25, 95% CI 0.14–0.47) were predictive of a longer time until RTW. Male gender (HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.62–0.97), severe psychological symptoms (HR 0.64, 95% CI 0.46–0.87), unemployment (HR 0.47, 95% CI 0.27–0.84) and loss of employment contract (HR 0.48, 95% CI 0.26–0.90) predicted a prolonged duration of sickness absence. Unemployment at the moment of sick-listing, loss of employment contract during sickness absence, and severe psychological symptoms are predictors of both a longer time until RTW and prolonged duration of sickness absence among sick-listed precarious workers with CMD. This knowledge assists occupational health and mental health professionals in the early identification of workers at risk of long-term sickness absence, enabling them to arrange targeted occupational rehabilitation support and mental health care. The included randomized controlled trials were prospectively registered in the Dutch national trial register under NTR4190 (September 27, 2013) and NTR3563 (August 7, 2012).","PeriodicalId":47752,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Systems","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138557099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health care and people with mental health conditions in Ethiopia: the MASC mixed-methods study.","authors":"Awoke Mihretu, Wubalem Fekadu, Azeb Asaminew Alemu, Beakal Amare, Dereje Assefa, Eleni Misganaw, Abebaw Ayele, Ousman Esleman, Zewdu Assefa, Atalay Alem, Graham Thornicroft, Charlotte Hanlon","doi":"10.1186/s13033-023-00612-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13033-023-00612-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on the mental health of populations around the world, but there has been limited focus on the impact on people with existing mental health conditions in low-income countries. The aim of this study was to examine impact of the pandemic on mental health care and people with mental health conditions in Ethiopia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A convergent mixed methods study was conducted. We systematically mapped information from publicly available reports on impacts of the pandemic on mental health care. Monthly service utilisation data were obtained from Amanuel Mental Specialised Hospital, the main psychiatric hospital, and analysed using segmented Poisson regression (2019 vs. 2020). In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 purposively selected key informants. Framework analysis was used for qualitative data. Findings from each data source were integrated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the early stages of the pandemic, participants indicated a minimal response towards the mental health aspects of COVID-19. Mental health-related stigma and discrimination was evident. Scarce mental health service settings were diverted to become COVID-19 treatment centres. Mental health care became narrowly biomedical with poorer quality of care due to infrequent follow-up. Households of people with pre-existing mental health conditions in the community reported worsening poverty and decreased access to care due to restricted movement, decreased availability and fear. Lack of reliable medication supplies increased relapse and the chance of becoming chained at home, abandoned or homeless. Caregiver burden was exacerbated. Within mental health facilities, prisons and residential units, infection control procedures did not adequately safeguard those with mental health conditions. Meanwhile, the needs of people with mental health conditions in COVID-19 quarantine and treatment facilities were systematically neglected. Only late in the day were integrated services developed to address both physical and mental health needs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic had substantial negative impacts on the lives of people with mental health conditions in Ethiopia. Future emergency response should prioritise the human rights, health, social and economic needs of people with mental health conditions. Integration of mental and physical health care would both expand access to care and increase resilience of the mental health system.</p>","PeriodicalId":47752,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Systems","volume":"17 1","pages":"47"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10699067/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138499803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Would you choose to be a psychiatrist again? A large-sample nationwide survey of psychiatrists and psychiatry residents in China.","authors":"Mengyue Gu, Liucheng Zheng, Jingyang Gu, Song Wang, Yudong Shi, Feng Jiang, Huanzhong Liu, Yi-Lang Tang","doi":"10.1186/s13033-023-00614-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13033-023-00614-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The mental health workforce sustainability in China suffers high rates of attrition and the intention to leave. Among current professionals, the intention to choose the same career is an interesting way to gauge their job satisfaction and other factors, and it may affect the career choices of younger generations. We aimed to survey the intention of psychiatrists and psychiatry residents to choose the same career if they could start over and to identify associated factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted an anonymous survey of psychiatrists in 41 tertiary psychiatric hospitals in China. We collected demographic data, work-related information, the sense of professional identity, job satisfaction, and burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory), and we specifically asked each participant whether they would choose to be a psychiatrist again if they could.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 3,783 psychiatrists we surveyed, one-quarter responded that they would not choose to be a psychiatrist again if they had a choice, with less than half (47.2%) saying they would. Those who would not choose psychiatry again were more likely to have a negative (relative to positive) professional identity (OR = 7.47, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 4.587-12.164); experience job burnout (OR = 2.945, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 2.356-3.681); be dissatisfied with their job (OR = 2.739, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 2.102-3.569) and excessive regulation (OR = 1.819, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 1.487-2.226); have a heavy workload (OR = 1.749, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 1.423-2.149) or a lower income (OR = 1.748, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 1.415-2.161); be married (relative to single) (OR = 1.604, P = 0.004, 95%CI: 1.165-2.208); be dissatisfied with strained doctor-patient relationship (OR = 1.333, P = 0.005, 95%CI: 1.089-1.632); have more night shifts per month (OR = 1.055, P = 0.021, 95%CI: 1.008-1.104) or work longer hours per week (OR = 1.016, P = 0.001, 95%CI: 1.006-1.025).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Among psychiatrists in tertiary hospitals in China, those with a heavier workload, poor sense of professional identity, job dissatisfaction, and burnout were less likely to choose psychiatry again. Policymakers and hospital administrators need to take effective measures to improve psychiatrists' sense of professional identity and increase their intention to stay.</p>","PeriodicalId":47752,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Systems","volume":"17 1","pages":"43"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10696833/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138488720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A quantitative analysis of human rights-related attitude changes towards people with mental health conditions and psychosocial, intellectual, or cognitive disabilities following completion of the WHO QualityRights e-training in Ghana.","authors":"Emma Poynton-Smith, Martin Orrell, Akwasi Osei, Sally-Ann Ohene, Joana Ansong, Leveana Gyimah, Caitlin McKenzie, Maria Francesca Moro, Nathalie Drew-Bold, Florence Baingana, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Priscilla Tawiah, Kwaku Brobbey, Michelle Funk","doi":"10.1186/s13033-023-00609-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13033-023-00609-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite growing recognition of essential human rights, people with mental health conditions and psychosocial, intellectual, or cognitive disabilities' rights are known to be frequently violated in mental healthcare worldwide, with common use of coercive practices and limited recognition of people's right to exercise their legal capacity and make decisions for themselves on treatment and other issues affecting them. To tackle this issue, Ghana adopted the WHO QualityRights Initiative in 2019. This aims to introduce a right-based, person-centred recovery approach within the mental health care system, protecting and promoting the rights of people with mental health conditions, psychosocial, cognitive, and intellectual disabilities in the healthcare context and community.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>E-training (capacity-building) was provided in Ghana across a broad array of stakeholder groups including healthcare professionals, carers, and people with lived experience. The training covered legal capacity, coercion, community inclusion, recovery approach, service environment, and the negative attitudes commonly held by stakeholder groups; it was completed by 17,000 people in Ghana as of December 2021. We assessed the impact of the e-training on attitudes through comparing trainees' pre- and post-questionnaire responses on 17 items, each measured on a 5-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree), such that higher scores indicated negative attitudes towards persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities as rights holders. Analyses were conducted on two main groups: matched pairs (417 pairs of baseline and follow-up questionnaire responses matched to a high degree of certainty), and the unmatched group (4299 individual completed questionnaire responses).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We assessed the impact of the WHO QualityRights e-training on attitudes: training resulted in highly significant attitude changes towards alignment with human rights, with scores changing by approximately 40% between baseline and follow-up. In particular, attitude changes were seen in items representing treatment choice, legal capacity, and coercion. This change was not affected by age, gender, or background experience.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The QualityRights e-training programme is effective in changing people's (especially healthcare professionals') attitudes towards people with mental health conditions and psychosocial, intellectual, or cognitive disabilities: this is a step towards mental healthcare being more with human rights-based worldwide.</p>","PeriodicalId":47752,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Systems","volume":"17 1","pages":"46"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10698997/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138488779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population.","authors":"Nasser F BinDhim, Nora A Althumiri, Yasser Ad-Dab'bagh, Mohammed M J Alqahtani, Ahmad Kassab Alshayea, Sulaiman M Al-Luhaidan, Anton Svendrovski, Rashed Abdullah Al-Duraihem, Abdulhameed Abdullah Alhabeeb","doi":"10.1186/s13033-023-00615-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13033-023-00615-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to validate the Arabic Version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (Arabic-MHLS) among the Saudi Arabian general population, assessing its internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and structural validity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 700 Arabic-speaking Saudi adults were randomly selected to complete the electronic questionnaire in May 2023, which generated 544 participants. Data were coded and stored in the ZdataCloud research data collection system database. Test-retest reliability was assessed using a subsample of 48 participants who completed the questionnaire twice, with a one-week interval. Structural validity was examined using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Arabic-MHLS demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.87) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.89). EFA revealed a four-factor model closely resembling the model identified in the Slovenian validation of MHLS, with factor loadings ranging from 0.40 to 0.85. The four factors included knowledge of mental health disorders, knowledge of help-seeking, knowledge of self-help strategies, and knowledge of professional help also showed good internal consistency.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Arabic-MHLS is a valid and reliable tool for assessing mental health literacy in the Saudi Arabian general population. However, further research is needed to refine the measurement tool and understand the complex relationships between mental health literacy and other mental health-related concepts. This will contribute to the development of targeted interventions and policies aimed at improving mental health literacy and promoting mental well-being in the Saudi Arabian population and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":47752,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Systems","volume":"17 1","pages":"42"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10696716/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138488719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experience of traumatic events in people with severe mental illness in a low-income country: a qualitative study.","authors":"Lauren C Ng, Kimberly Hook, Maji Hailemariam, Medhin Selamu, Abebaw Fekadu, Charlotte Hanlon","doi":"10.1186/s13033-023-00616-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13033-023-00616-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study describes the trauma experiences of people with severe mental illness (SMI) in Ethiopia and presents a model of how SMI and trauma exposure interact to reduce functioning and quality of life in this setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 53 participants living and working in a rural district in southern Ethiopia were interviewed: 18 people living with SMI, 21 caregivers, and 14 primary health care providers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Many participants reported that exposure to traumatic and stressful events led to SMI, exacerbated SMI symptoms, and increased caregiver stress and distress. In addition, SMI symptoms and caregiver desperation, stress or stigma were also reported to increase the possibility of trauma exposure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results suggest it is incumbent upon health professionals and the broader health community to view trauma exposure (broadly defined) as a public health problem that affects all, particularly individuals with SMI.</p>","PeriodicalId":47752,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mental Health Systems","volume":"17 1","pages":"45"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10699012/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138488781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}