Joanna Farr, John E. Rhodes, Ella Baruch, Jonathan A. Smith
{"title":"Early intervention in psychosis for first episode psychotic mania: the experience of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder","authors":"Joanna Farr, John E. Rhodes, Ella Baruch, Jonathan A. Smith","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2332805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2332805","url":null,"abstract":"Early intervention for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder has been identified as a priority, but little is known about how existing early intervention services are experienced by this group or ...","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Benjamin P. L. Meza, Craig E. Pollack, Carla Tilchin, Jacky M. Jennings, Carl A. Latkin, Corinne Cather, Faith Dickerson, Anne E. Evins, Nae-Yuh Wang, Gail L. Daumit, Christina Yuan, Kimberly A. Gudzune
{"title":"Social networks of people with serious mental illness who smoke: potential role in a smoking cessation intervention","authors":"Benjamin P. L. Meza, Craig E. Pollack, Carla Tilchin, Jacky M. Jennings, Carl A. Latkin, Corinne Cather, Faith Dickerson, Anne E. Evins, Nae-Yuh Wang, Gail L. Daumit, Christina Yuan, Kimberly A. Gudzune","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2332807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2332807","url":null,"abstract":"Smoking is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality among individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and social networks may play an important role in smoking behaviors.Our objectives were...","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Timothy Leow, Wendy Wen Li, Dan J. Miller, Brett McDermott
{"title":"Prevalence of university non-continuation and mental health conditions, and effect of mental health conditions on non-continuation: a systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Timothy Leow, Wendy Wen Li, Dan J. Miller, Brett McDermott","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2332812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2332812","url":null,"abstract":"University non-continuation, also termed as university dropout in literature, is a concern for institutions. Elevated stress levels, mental distress, and psychiatric issues affect academic performa...","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah Versitano, Artur Shvetcov, Joy Paton, Iain Perkes
{"title":"Art therapy is associated with a reduction in restrictive practices on an inpatient child and adolescent mental health unit","authors":"Sarah Versitano, Artur Shvetcov, Joy Paton, Iain Perkes","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2332813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2332813","url":null,"abstract":"The elimination of restrictive practices, such as seclusion and restraint, is a major aim of mental health services globally. The role of art therapy, a predominantly non-verbal mode of creative ex...","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dana C. Ross, Nancy McCallum, Annie K. Truuvert, Aysha Butt, Tina Behdinan, David Rojas, Sophie Soklaridis, Simone Vigod
{"title":"The development and evaluation of a virtual, asynchronous, trauma-focused treatment program for adult survivors of childhood interpersonal trauma","authors":"Dana C. Ross, Nancy McCallum, Annie K. Truuvert, Aysha Butt, Tina Behdinan, David Rojas, Sophie Soklaridis, Simone Vigod","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2332797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2332797","url":null,"abstract":"The long-term mental and physical health implications of childhood interpersonal trauma on adult survivors is immense, however, there is a lack of available trauma-focused treatment services that a...","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mental health in genocide: Balancing between posttraumatic distress and growth among displaced Yazidi mothers","authors":"Nazdar Ghafouri, Nemam Ghafouri, Leila Mohammadi, Ahmed H.Q. Simoqi, Raija-Leena Punamäki","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2332799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2332799","url":null,"abstract":"Background. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) committed genocide of the Yazidis in Sinjar 2014, resulting in dispersion and enslavement. Research shows severe mental health problems, such ...","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140593691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2023-08-10DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2023.2245908
Halil İbrahim Bilkay, Özge Yaman, Nermin Gürhan, Tülay Yilmaz-Bingöl
{"title":"A study on the representation of mental disorders in Turkish newspapers.","authors":"Halil İbrahim Bilkay, Özge Yaman, Nermin Gürhan, Tülay Yilmaz-Bingöl","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2023.2245908","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2023.2245908","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Newspapers that address mental disorders affect health care positively or negatively and can affect the public's perspective with the way they explain mental disorders.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To examine the representation of news about mental disorders published in Turkish newspapers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the document analysis method, 230 news about mental disorders published in the six most read newspapers in 2022 were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It has been concluded that the descriptive characteristics of individuals with mental disorders are often stated, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders are mentioned most, mental disorders are associated with delinquency and violent behaviour, these people are mostly represented by being detained as a result of the events, and negative concepts are frequently used in newspaper reports. Five sub-themes were determined under the main theme of \"Negative Concepts\": \"Exaggerated Discourses\", \"Stigmatizing Discourses\", \"Discourses Targeting Mental Health\", \"Discourses That May Cause Negative Emotions\", \"Discourses Containing Misdescription\".</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Newspaper items about mental disorders are represented as stigmatizing and misleading by using negative concepts. The sensitivity of media workers, the development of mental health policies and cooperation with mental health workers contribute to the recovery process of individuals with mental disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"185-192"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10320574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2020-09-15DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1818188
Joël L Derks, Jentien M Vermeulen, Lindy-Lou Boyette, Lourens J Waldorp, Lieuwe de Haan
{"title":"Short-term sequences of aggressive behavior in psychiatric inpatients with psychotic disorders using Markov models.","authors":"Joël L Derks, Jentien M Vermeulen, Lindy-Lou Boyette, Lourens J Waldorp, Lieuwe de Haan","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2020.1818188","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2020.1818188","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Aggression in inpatients with psychotic disorders is harmful to patients and health care professionals.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The current study introduces a novel approach for assessing short-term sequences of different types of aggression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Occurrence and type of aggressive behavior was assessed retrospectively by reviewing hospital charts in a sample of 120 inpatients with psychotic disorders, admitted to the psychiatric wards of an academic hospital using the Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS). Behavioral sequences of verbal aggression, physical aggression against objects, physical aggression against oneself and physical aggression against others were analyzed by using Markov models, a statistical technique providing the probabilities of transferring from one state to another.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Markov models showed that when patients behave aggressively, they are likely to either show the same type of aggression or to be non-aggressive consecutively. Patients are, however, unlikely to subsequently show another type of aggression. Non-aggressive behavior is very unlikely to result in physical aggression or aggression against objects.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The current study introduced a novel approach on how to investigate aggressive behavior in patients with psychotic disorders. Replication of our results in a bigger sample is needed to reliably develop a day-to-day risk assessment tool for aggressive behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"193-201"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38380278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2023-03-10DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2023.2182410
Celestin Okoroji, Yasmin Ibison, Dan Robotham
{"title":"Employment support for Black people with long-term health conditions: a systematic narrative review of UK studies.","authors":"Celestin Okoroji, Yasmin Ibison, Dan Robotham","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2023.2182410","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2023.2182410","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Black people in the United Kingdom disproportionately acquire long-term health conditions and are marginalised from the labour market compared with other groups. These conditions interact and reinforce high rates of unemployment among Black people with long-term health conditions.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To examine the efficacy, and experience, of employment support interventions in meeting the needs of Black service users in Britain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic literature search was conducted focusing on peer-reviewed literature featuring samples drawn from the United Kingdom.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The literature search revealed a paucity of articles that include analysis of Black people's outcomes or experiences. Six articles met the selection criteria of the review, of which five focused on mental health impairments. No firm conclusions could be drawn from the systematic review; however, the evidence suggests that Black people are less likely than their White counterparts to secure competitive employment and that Individual Placement and Support (IPS) may be less effective for Black participants.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We argue for a greater focus on ethnic differences in employment support outcomes with an emphasis on how such services may remediate racial differences in employment outcomes. We conclude by foregrounding how structural racism may explain the dearth of empirical evidence in this review.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"274-281"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9080390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Mental HealthPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2023-03-15DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2023.2182428
Simon Riches, Lawson Taylor, Priyanga Jeyarajaguru, Wim Veling, Lucia Valmaggia
{"title":"Virtual reality and immersive technologies to promote workplace wellbeing: a systematic review.","authors":"Simon Riches, Lawson Taylor, Priyanga Jeyarajaguru, Wim Veling, Lucia Valmaggia","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2023.2182428","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2023.2182428","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Work-related stress negatively impacts employee wellbeing. Stress-management interventions that reduce workplace stress can be challenging. Immersive technologies, such as virtual reality (VR), may provide an alternative.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This systematic review aimed to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of immersive technologies to promote workplace wellbeing (PROSPERO 268460).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Databases MEDLINE, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Embase were searched until 22<sup>nd</sup> July 2021. Studies were included if they tested a workforce or were designed for a workplace. Effective Public Health Practice Project quality assessment tool (EPHPP) was used for quality ratings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 17 studies (<i>N</i> = 1270), published 2011-2021. Over half were conducted in Europe. Eight studies were controlled trials. Most studies involved brief, single sessions of immersive VR and provided evidence of feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness when measuring wellbeing-related variables such as stress, relaxation, and restoration. VR environments included relaxation tasks such as meditation or breathing exercises, and nature-based stimuli, such as forests, beaches, and water. Studies tested office workers, healthcare professionals, social workers, teachers, and military personnel. EPHPP ratings were \"strong\" (<i>N</i> = 1), \"moderate\" (<i>N</i> = 13), and \"weak\" (<i>N</i> = 3).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>VR relaxation appears helpful for workplaces. However, limited longer-term data, controlled trials, and naturalistic studies mean conclusions must be drawn cautiously.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"253-273"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9107058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}