Advances in Mental Health最新文献

{"title":"Lessons from COVID 19: for now, and in the future","authors":"A. Reupert","doi":"10.1080/18387357.2021.1925419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2021.1925419","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 is the biggest global crisis and challenge of our time, with an unparalleled impact on our economies, education, health and everyday lives. Governments have been forced to respond under immense time pressures to protect their people, economies and borders. Their responses will have long-term impacts, not only for now but also for the future. As already argued (Reupert, 2021), the current pandemic is unlikely to be the last global health crisis we face. Moreover, the impacts of the pandemic will not end, once the vaccine has been fully rolled out. Hence, it is incumbent on governments and indeed, for the readership of this journal, to learn from this pandemic, and respective countries’ responses, and take those lessons into the future. From my point of view, there are five clear lessons that we can take away from this pandemic. These lessons also resonate with the papers of the present issue.","PeriodicalId":51720,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85401740","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":"Moderating effect of personality traits on the relationship between risk-taking behaviour and self-injury among first-year university students","authors":"C. Oduaran, S. F. Agberotimi","doi":"10.1080/18387357.2021.1913065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2021.1913065","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to examine the moderating effect of personality traits on the relationship between risk-taking behaviour and self-injury among first-year university students. Method A correlational survey design was utilised. A multistage sampling procedure was utilised to select the study sample. Three hundred and twelve university first-year students of a South African university consisting of 126 males and 186 females aged between 17 and 19 years participated in the study. Data collected were analysed with SPSS v.24 at 0.05 significant level. Results Agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism significantly correlated with self-injury. Openness to experience significantly moderated the relationship between risk-taking behaviour and self-injury (B = −0.013, SE = .005, p = .012). The relationship was positive and statistically significant at low, average, and high levels of openness to experience. The relationship, was, however, the strongest at low openness to experience point. Discussion It was concluded that the predictive impact of risk-taking behaviour on self-injury of university first-year students is enhanced by openness to experience personality trait. It was recommended that risk assessments and measures aiming to prevent/reduce self-harm among students be embraced by high institutions.","PeriodicalId":51720,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73874261","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":"‘I feel like I have a voice': promoting mental health among Australian high school students through public speaking","authors":"Sophie Isobel, Danielle Pretty, Felicity Meehan, N. Smith","doi":"10.1080/18387357.2021.1880944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2021.1880944","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Objective This study explored the experience of student and teacher participants in a mental health public speaking challenge, including their self-reported knowledge of mental health, mental health literacy and stigma. Method A qualitative inquiry was undertaken. Questionnaires were distributed to student participants and audience members. Sixty-four completed questionnaires were analysed using content analysis. Five semi-structured interviews were undertaken with teachers. Interview transcripts were analysed thematically. Results Students described the effects of the challenge on stigma and benefits for them personally and the wider school, including their confidence in supporting peers. Teacher interviews highlighted the commitment required, the preparation needed, the benefits for the individuals and schools, and the process and practicalities of the challenge. Discussion The MHPSC provides a forum for embedding mental health literacy into education for high school students. While the MHPSC requires support to ensure its delivery, for students it fosters knowledge, awareness and peer-support related to mental health. The findings can inform preventative and early intervention activities across health and education domains.","PeriodicalId":51720,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79619842","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":"Making things happen: the need for implementation research","authors":"A. Reupert","doi":"10.1080/18387357.2021.1894529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2021.1894529","url":null,"abstract":"Much has been written about the adverse impacts from COVID-19, on our economies, hospitals, workplaces, schools and to our mental and physical health. In the face of these unprecedented problems, there has been a rush to develop a vaccine, as a salve to quell the pandemic and its resulting fallout. What has become very obvious however, is an absence of a systematic plan for rolling out the vaccine to the public. Implementation science is an important consideration in this regard, defined as promoting the ‘systematic uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice’ that serves to ‘improve the quality and effectiveness of health services’ (Eccles & Mittman, 2006, p. 1). Given that implementation science is about prompting the uptake of evidence-based interventions into routine care, implementation plans need to incorporate and address the preference and needs of individual clients, the interests and capacities of clinicians, systemic issues related to leadership, organisations and policy, and the nature of the communities in which the initiative is being delivered (Grant & Reupert, 2016; Grant et al., 2019). Thus, strategies for introducing the vaccine will need to grapple with the varied nature of healthcare and community settings, and encourage uptake to the public, some of whom maybe suspicious or fearful. Embedding new initiatives into routine care is not easy however and implementation issues, sometimes portrayed as the research-practice chasm, have existed for some time. In 2010, Fixsen and colleagues wrote, ‘the use of effective interventions on a scale sufficient to benefit society requires careful attention to implementation strategies...One without the other is like serum without a syringe: the cure is available but the delivery is not’ (2010, p. 448). Never have truer words been spoken in these present times. The brief of this journal is early intervention, the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing. All three foci demand long-term planning that takes into consideration how, when and where different mental health initiatives can be delivered to different population groups. Effective implementation is more than developing an evidencebased intervention or making an intervention available. A community, broad ecological view is required, that incorporates policy and management, often necessitating major changes to infrastructure, staffing and resourcing (Tchernegovski et al., 2018). Such efforts can be challenging given the many and often competing funding demands for essential tertiary services. However, I would argue that constrained funding in the area of prevention, promotion and early intervention is a false economy given the direct costs of treating someone with a mental illness and indirect costs of unemployment, sick leave, income support payments and the incarceration or homelessness sometimes resulting from mental health issues (Reupert, 2020). It is within","PeriodicalId":51720,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81936867","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":"Your life, your way: acceptance and commitment therapy skills to help teens manage emotions and build resilience","authors":"R. Pine","doi":"10.1080/18387357.2020.1860691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2020.1860691","url":null,"abstract":"Your Life, Your Way: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Skills to Help Teens Manage Emotions and Build Resilience is an elegantly illustrated workbook for young people based upon the increasingly po...","PeriodicalId":51720,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/18387357.2020.1860691","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72419885","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":"Teachers’ and health professionals’ attitudes towards adolescent mental health and digital mental health interventions","authors":"R. Pine","doi":"10.1080/18387357.2020.1814160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2020.1814160","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background: With the rapid rise in technology, digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) have been created across a range of platforms. Despite mixed consensus about their effectiveness and uptake, they may play a pivotal role in addressing barriers to accessing mental health support particularly, for adolescents. It is important to understand teachers’ and health professionals’ attitudes towards adolescent mental health and DMHIs as they may play key roles in supporting this population. Aim: The study aimed to explore teachers’ and health professionals’ attitudes on adolescent mental health and DMHIs. Method: A 2020 anonymous online survey consisting of five open-ended questions and one closed question was undertaken by a total of 98 participants (49 college teachers, 23 health school teachers, 21 psychologists, 3 school counsellors, and 2 social workers). Results: Teachers and health professionals identified the need for DMHIs to support adolescents in New Zealand with their mental health. Teachers and health professionals shared similar views about the advantages of using DMHIs including increasing the accessibility of treatment and the need to use various approaches. Although participants expressed concerns about the lack of face-to-face contact with DMHIs, many were optimistic about using them. Conclusion: Teachers’ and health professionals’ attitudes towards adolescent mental health and DMHIs are important to consider when understanding the role these tools may play in school and therapeutic settings. Video Abstract Read the transcript Watch the video on Vimeo","PeriodicalId":51720,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76042624","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":"An evaluation of training for health and social care professionals when working with families where a parent has a mental illness","authors":"Claire R. Golden, Mary G. Killion, Caroline McGregor","doi":"10.1080/18387357.2020.1829492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2020.1829492","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Objective This study reports on an evaluation of a locally designed training programme, ‘Raising awareness of the impact of parental mental illness on children and families’, in one region of the Republic of Ireland. The evaluation focused on identifying possible changes, following the training, in professionals’ knowledge and awareness of severe and enduring mental illnesses and its impact on the family; their self-rated practice skills and attitude when working with individuals experiencing a mental illness; and their level of engagement in family focused practice. Method A quantitative methodology was employed with a repeated measures approach in an online questionnaire. Respondents were invited to complete the questionnaire pre-training, post-training and at a 6-week follow-up phase. Nine respondents completed the questionnaires at three time periods. Results Following training, professionals reported an increase in their knowledge and awareness of mental illness and the impact of parental mental illness on children and families. Respondents acknowledged difficulties in the context of legislation and national policies relating to mental health. The importance of training for professionals working outside of adult mental health services was highlighted along with recommendations for the future development of training emerged from the study. Discussion Aligned with previous research, there is a need for inter-agency collaboration and further development of awareness and skills development in relation to family focussed practice with families where a parent has a mental illness. Accessible training related to mental health for practitioners supporting children and families outside of core mental health settings should be provided.","PeriodicalId":51720,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85888716","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":"The Think Family Social Work Assessment: outcomes of a family-focused initiative using The Family Model","authors":"K. McVeigh","doi":"10.1080/18387357.2020.1825969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2020.1825969","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Objective: A family focused initiative, based on Falkov's Family Model (2012), was piloted across mental health teams in Northern Ireland. The initiative was called the Think Family Social Work Assessment and consisted of three elements: a family conversation, assessment and review. This study aimed to investigate the benefits of this initiative for family recovery from the perspective of family members, social workers and other professionals. Method: A self-report questionnaire was constructed by the Health and Social Care Board based on the six domains of The Family Model. This questionnaire was used to collate feedback at pre and post engagement stages in the initiative from social workers in adult mental health services in five Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland. Questionnaires were also completed by parents, adult siblings, carers, children and other involved professionals at the post stage. Results: Findings suggest a positive shift in perceptions by social workers, family members and involved professionals. Key insights included: improved communication between family members and professionals; better understanding of the impact of mental health on the family; and the use of a strengths-based approach to identify professional and family perspectives on resources, needs and concerns. Professionals reported an improvement in collaboration between services. Discussion: This evaluation of the Think Family Social Work Assessment demonstrated preliminary positive outcomes. The assessment component of the Think Family Social Work Assessment contributed to needs identification and fuller understanding of each families' strengths and vulnerabilities. The findings support a strategic approach across health and social care.","PeriodicalId":51720,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87726335","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":"Supporting parents with mental illness and their children – developments in family focused practice in the United Kingdom and Ireland","authors":"J. Devaney, G. Davidson, A. Grant, S. Lagdon","doi":"10.1080/18387357.2020.1827755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2020.1827755","url":null,"abstract":"It is estimated that globally between a fifth and a third of adults receiving treatment from mental health services have children, and that between 10% and 23% of children live with at least one parent with mental health problems (Maybery, Reupert, Patrick, Goodyear, & Crase, 2009; Parker et al., 2008). However, characteristics such as the gender, race and social circumstances of parents mean that the overall picture is more nuanced and that our understanding of the lived experience for families when a member has a mental health problem is still developing (Stambaugh et al., 2017). While the overwhelming majority of children living with an adult with mental health problems are loved and well cared for, that does not mean that the circumstances such children find themselves in, including those who live with adults whose use of substances is problematic, does not have an impact upon them. Additionally, in a small number of families there are more significant challenges for parents in meeting the needs of their children, including keeping children safe from abuse or neglect (Nevriana et al., 2020). Over the past 20 years, there has been an increased focus on how to support families dealing with the mental health problems of an adult parent or adult child. This is borne from a recognition that family members need to feel supported in order to support their relative with their mental health, and that supporting an adult with their mental health has wider benefits for the entire family. Often different professionals and agencies are separately tasked with the responsibility for the care and treatment of the adult with mental health problems, and the support and protection of children. Such services and interventions have traditionally operated in tandem rather than together, leading to many individuals with lived experience of mental health problems to advocate for a more integrated approach to meeting the needs of them and their family (Reupert et al., 2018). This has led policy makers to consider how services and practice could be more family focused, while recognising the value and importance of different professionals, with their own expert knowledge and role, working in unison (Leonard, Linden, & Grant, 2018). Such family focused practice has been characterised as having a number of defining features. Foster et al. (2016) identified six core and overlapping practices within family focused practice: (1) family care planning and goal setting; (2) liaison between families and services, including family advocacy; (3) instrumental, emotional and social support; (4) assessment of family members and family functioning; (5) psychoeducation and (6) a coordinated system of care (e.g. wraparound, family collaboration, partnership) between family members and services. Marston et al. (2016) provided a similar analysis of the main components as psychoeducation; direct treatment and support for mental health and/or substance use; a focus on parenting behaviour; ","PeriodicalId":51720,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76731690","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":"Factors associated with help-seeking for emotional or mental health problems in community members at risk of suicide","authors":"K. Mok, N. Chen, M. Torok, L. McGillivray, I. Zbukvic, F. Shand","doi":"10.1080/18387357.2020.1770109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2020.1770109","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Objective: People experiencing mental health problems or suicidal thoughts often do not seek help. This study aims to investigate factors associated with help-seeking behaviours for emotional and mental health problems in individuals at risk for suicide. Method: A community sample was recruited online through Instagram and Facebook advertisements. There were 4277 participants in total, aged 18–84 (72.8% female, 26.8% male and .4% other), of which 1306 were classified as low/medium risk of suicide and 572 as high risk. Regression analyses examined factors associated with past year help-seeking from four categories of help: informal help, general practitioner, mental health professional, and tele/e-health. Predictors included: age, gender, exposure to suicide, psychological distress, suicidal ideation, and knowledge of and attitudes to suicide. Results: Overall, rates of help-seeking increased as risk for suicide increased. Higher levels of suicidal ideation were associated with a greater likelihood of having previously sought help from a GP and mental health professional, but a lower likelihood of having sought help from informal sources. Younger age was associated with past year help-seeking from informal sources and tele/e-health sources. Men had a significantly lower likelihood of having sought help from general practitioners. Different dimensions of attitudes towards suicide were also found to be associated with different types of help-seeking. Discussion: Understanding the characteristics and patterns of different forms of help-seeking can have important implications for the development of effective suicide prevention strategies.","PeriodicalId":51720,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2020-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84774796","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}