Joah L Williams, Erin P Hambrick, Vivian L Gleason, Madeleine M Hardt, Aisling V Henschel, Salomé A Wilfred, Elizabeth J Wilson, Sally Stratmann, Jasmine R Jamison-Petr, Michael Moncure
{"title":"Evaluating skills for psychological recovery with gunshot injury survivors in a hospital-based early intervention program.","authors":"Joah L Williams, Erin P Hambrick, Vivian L Gleason, Madeleine M Hardt, Aisling V Henschel, Salomé A Wilfred, Elizabeth J Wilson, Sally Stratmann, Jasmine R Jamison-Petr, Michael Moncure","doi":"10.1037/ort0000710","DOIUrl":"10.1037/ort0000710","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gun violence is a serious public health problem that places surviving victims at increased risk for a variety of mental health problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Recognizing that many gunshot injury survivors lack access to mental health care in the early aftermath of a shooting, there has been growing interest in the use of early, preventive mental health interventions to help prevent long-term mental health complications like PTSD as part of routine care for survivors in acute medical settings, where initial outreach to survivors may be more successful. This study evaluates clinical outcomes associated with one such early intervention-Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR)-provided to gunshot injury survivors as part of a hospital-based early intervention program embedded in a Level 1 trauma center in the Midwestern United States. Clinic data from 100 survivors (74.0% male, 78.0% Black/African American) who received SPR were included in the present study. Results suggest that receiving SPR in the early aftermath of a shooting is associated with statistically significant reductions in both PTSD, <i>F</i>(1, 26.77) = 22.49, <i>p</i> < .001, and depression, <i>F</i>(1, 29.99) = 6.49, <i>p</i> = .016, symptoms. Outcomes did not vary as a function of either PTSD risk status or intervention delivery method (i.e., in-person, telehealth). These findings support the effectiveness and acceptability of SPR as an early intervention for gunshot injury survivors when delivered as part of a hospital-based early intervention program. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":55531,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthopsychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"159-168"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predictors of hope among at-risk young adults in Israel during the transition to adulthood.","authors":"Yafit Sulimani-Aidan","doi":"10.1037/ort0000738","DOIUrl":"10.1037/ort0000738","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This exploratory study examined hope among at-risk young adults and the factors associated with hope including income, housing, self-rated health, and education. The study, conducted among Israeli at-risk young adults, included 589 participants, ages 18-25 who received some form of treatment at one of Israel's social welfare service agencies. Findings indicated that young adults who had experienced housing instability/insecurity during the past year had lower levels of hope compared to participants who had not experienced housing instability/insecurity. Structural equation modeling revealed housing security, higher income sufficiency, and higher education were associated with higher levels of hope. The discussion addresses the importance of recognizing both protective and risk factors for positive adjustment among at-risk young adults. Implications for practice emphasize the importance of considering instrumental, as well as psychological and motivational, aspects in intervention programs that support at-risk young adults during the transition to adulthood. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":55531,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthopsychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"648-654"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139998421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lisa Fedina, Karen A Roberto, Xuehan Zhang, Yujeong Chang, Jasmine Love, Todd I Herrenkohl
{"title":"Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress, coping, and well-being among adults with histories of child maltreatment.","authors":"Lisa Fedina, Karen A Roberto, Xuehan Zhang, Yujeong Chang, Jasmine Love, Todd I Herrenkohl","doi":"10.1037/ort0000707","DOIUrl":"10.1037/ort0000707","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A number of studies now confirm that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased and exacerbated mental health problems in the general population. Previous quantitative studies have found similar effects on mental health symptoms among adults with histories of childhood adversity; however, qualitative research is needed to provide a more in-depth understanding of pandemic-related experiences among this vulnerable population. Using semistructured qualitative interviews, we explored perceptions of adults with histories of child maltreatment and neglect to better understand the overall impact of the pandemic on their mental health, reported changes in stress and alcohol use, and reported coping strategies during the first year of the pandemic (<i>N</i> = 40). Approximately half of participants reported that the pandemic had greatly (negatively) impacted their life, relationships, and well-being. Contributing stressors included being fearful of getting sick, navigating work changes, and experiencing economic and housing hardships, grief and loss, and social isolation. Fewer than half of the sample reported more stress (46%), whereas a third (33%) indicated no changes to stress, and 10% had reduced stress. The majority (80%) indicated no changes in their alcohol use. Most participants reported they used positive coping strategies during the pandemic. Three primary themes emerged related to participants' perceptions of getting through difficult times: seeking outside support, engaging in positive reframing, and drawing on internal strength and resources. Findings can guide prevention strategies that strengthen social support and foster resilience among vulnerable populations of adults with histories of childhood maltreatment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":55531,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthopsychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"89-98"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10922049/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41220971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ugnė Gudelytė, Jonas Ruškus, Katherine Tyson McCrea
{"title":"\"Help me to decide\": A study of human rights-based supported decision making with persons with intellectual disabilities.","authors":"Ugnė Gudelytė, Jonas Ruškus, Katherine Tyson McCrea","doi":"10.1037/ort0000724","DOIUrl":"10.1037/ort0000724","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Decision making is the basis for individual autonomy and societal participation. To support persons' human right to make life decisions, the model of supported decision making (SDM) has evolved and complies with Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Models for implementing SDM and outcomes achieved by applying SDM in community settings remain insufficiently explored. This study used a human rights perspective with participatory, qualitative research methods to investigate environmental conditions and social support measures that enabled persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) to make and implement their own decisions. Data gathered were 6 months of field notes about implementing SDM in a L'Arche day activity program with 26 adults with ID, with opinions and drawings illustrating persons' decision making. All data were analyzed thematically. As a result of using the SDM intervention, persons with ID became more expressive, able to discuss and debate options, participated in organizational and municipal decision making, and expressed \"joy\" and feeling \"more like a human.\" Staff supporters found SDM fulfilling and noticed it increased the sense of ownership persons with ID experienced in individual and group meetings. An organizational environment that respects human dignity, supports sustained relationships between persons with ID and decision supporters, individualizes SDM depending on how persons can communicate, and encourages staff self-reflection about prejudices and positionality is essential for implementing SDM with persons with ID. SDM processes shift oppressive social narratives and policies in the direction of a social, relational model of the decision-making capacities and competencies of persons with ID. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":55531,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthopsychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"297-310"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Corinne M Plesko, Zhiyuan Yu, Karin Tobin, Rebecca Richman, Deborah Gross
{"title":"A mixed-methods study of parents' social connectedness in a group-based parenting program in low-income communities.","authors":"Corinne M Plesko, Zhiyuan Yu, Karin Tobin, Rebecca Richman, Deborah Gross","doi":"10.1037/ort0000695","DOIUrl":"10.1037/ort0000695","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Group-based parent training (PT) is an evidence-based approach for strengthening parenting skills and reducing child behavior problems. However, there has been little research on the social connectedness (SC) formed among PT participants, particularly in low-income communities where parents may be more socially isolated. This study describes SC formed among parents in a group-based PT program implemented in their children's school and its association with changes in child behavior. Using a convergent mixed-methods design, data collection occurred between 2020 and 2022. Parents (<i>n</i> = 97) completed measures of their SC to other parents in their PT group and their child's behavior. Qualitative interviews with a representative subsample of parents (<i>n</i> = 17) were also conducted to understand parents' perceptions and experiences of SC within their PT group. Parents reported high levels of SC (<i>M</i> = 4.45 [range = 3.04-5 on scale of 1-5]; <i>SD</i> = 0.4). From baseline to postintervention, the number of children with child behavior problems significantly decreased (32.12%, 37.5% behavior intensity and problems, respectively). The magnitude of decline in child behavior problems was significantly related to parents' SC (<i>b</i> = -11.52, <i>p</i> = .02, <i>SE</i> = 4.99). Qualitative data confirmed high levels of SC, which parents linked to improvements in their parenting and children's behavior. Themes focused on the building of connections, committing to a safe space with parents who share similar goals, supporting one another, and gaining connections within the school environment and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results highlight the potential synergistic effects of SC formed in the context of group-based PT with implications for strengthening parenting skills and children's well-being. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":55531,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthopsychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10922201/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41169159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marion Kenworthy and values in the history of American child psychiatry.","authors":"Laura Hirshbein","doi":"10.1037/ort0000727","DOIUrl":"10.1037/ort0000727","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Marion Kenworthy (1891-1980) was a pioneering child psychiatrist, mental hygiene and child guidance leader, and early member of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (now the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice). Throughout her illustrious career, Kenworthy advocated for values in the emerging field of child psychiatry, especially around prevention of mental illness, interdisciplinary collaboration, and social justice. Kenworthy's history provides not only an illustration of the importance of values in the work related to children but also a reminder of perspectives that can get lost in the contemporary focus on individual diagnoses and treatments (especially with pharmaceuticals). The social, cultural, and economic problems encountered by Kenworthy and her contemporaries remain as challenges in the present and the future, ones that require ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration and advocacy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":55531,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthopsychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"371-379"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139998420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cynthia Taylor Handrup,Pamela Galehouse,Sally Raphel,Edilma L Yearwood
{"title":"Advancing behavioral health and social justice: A century of global interdisciplinary progress in psychiatric mental health nursing.","authors":"Cynthia Taylor Handrup,Pamela Galehouse,Sally Raphel,Edilma L Yearwood","doi":"10.1037/ort0000775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000775","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the century-long history of psychiatric nursing through the dual lens of behavioral health and social justice, emphasizing the pivotal role of psychiatric nurses in mental health. Focused on the contributions of nurse members and leaders from the American Orthopsychiatric Association (later known as the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice), the article will provide a comprehensive timeline that showcases the evolution of the field. It will discuss diverse aspects of psychiatric nursing, including role development, work with children and families, minority populations, integrated care, mental illness prevention, mental health promotion, community mental health, and global mental health nursing. Moreover, the article will identify and examine barriers that have historically hindered, and continue to impact, the practice of psychiatric nursing and the delivery of quality mental health care universally. The influence of culture and stigma on mental health and the profession will be discussed, shedding light on how these factors have shaped psychiatric nursing. The article will delve into the future direction of the field, emphasizing the growing importance of global mental health, integrated care, workforce development, and the continued need for interdisciplinary collaboration. Through this exploration, the article aims to offer insights into the significant progress and enduring challenges faced by psychiatric nursing, ultimately underscoring its indispensable role in advancing mental health and social justice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":55531,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthopsychiatry","volume":"21 1","pages":"403-411"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142209709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Evelyn P Tomaszewski,Laura R Lento,Surasya Guduru,Ruta Rangel,Svetlana Yampolskaya,Kriti Vashisht,Samantha X L Tan
{"title":"Eighty years of national mental health policy: Exploring the inclusion of a human rights approach.","authors":"Evelyn P Tomaszewski,Laura R Lento,Surasya Guduru,Ruta Rangel,Svetlana Yampolskaya,Kriti Vashisht,Samantha X L Tan","doi":"10.1037/ort0000773","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000773","url":null,"abstract":"Mental health, historically framed as the mere absence of mental health disorders, has led to unequal treatment, resulting in more persons living with mental health challenges. This limited framing of mental health, often woven into policy and practices across a broad range of governance structures, programs, and services, has led to individual and collective discrimination and structural and systemic inequities, culminating in the infringement of fundamental human rights. Using a broader framework for viewing mental health (e.g., mental health as a continuum), the authors of this article propose that a right to mental health should form the basis of mental health policy. The article also considers the impact of stigma and discrimination and the implications of social determinants of health in forwarding a rights-based approach to mental health policy. The authors conduct a trends analysis of 80 years of United States' mental health policy and reflect on how social determinants and efforts to reduce stigma and discrimination have led to measurable progress toward achieving mental health equity. The Call-to-Action highlights opportunities to further support mental health and wellness through the use of interdisciplinary policy and practice recommendations that include the framing of mental health as a human right. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":55531,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthopsychiatry","volume":"19 1","pages":"392-402"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142209710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-understanding, envisioning the future, and prevention: An appreciation and a reflection on the occasion of the 100th anniversary.","authors":"William R Beardslee","doi":"10.1037/ort0000733","DOIUrl":"10.1037/ort0000733","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>On the 100th birthday of the <i>Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice</i>, it is appropriate to reflect on the evolution of thought on depression prevention research, as seen through a historical perspective, to note how the field has grown and how it can address the issues of today. This article is a personal reflection on one practitioner's evolution of thought on resilience and preventive intervention, starting with interviewing civil rights workers, to conceptualizing self-understanding as an essential component of resilience, to the development of a family-based preventive intervention for parental depression, which was disseminated, adapted, and incorporated into a growing body of prevention research. Consensus statements on mental health prevention from the National Academies are reviewed, and the importance of a social justice perspective is highlighted throughout. The article concludes with principles for developing effective preventive interventions to promote mental health today, and in the future. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":55531,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthopsychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"432-442"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Corrine N Wilsey, Robert J Cramer, Shelley C Mishoe, Frank D Golom, Linda K Bennington, Catherine F Casey, Bonnie Van Lunen
{"title":"Development and initial validation of a sexual and gender minority competency-based survey for health service professionals.","authors":"Corrine N Wilsey, Robert J Cramer, Shelley C Mishoe, Frank D Golom, Linda K Bennington, Catherine F Casey, Bonnie Van Lunen","doi":"10.1037/ort0000685","DOIUrl":"10.1037/ort0000685","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals endure a number of health disparities, such as higher rates of violence, mental health conditions, and medical concerns. These disparities are exacerbated by the fact that SGM individuals face stigmatizing health care provider and system-related experiences. The primary purpose of this study was to quantify health service providers' SGM health competency by developing a measure, namely the Health Care Competency Assessment Form-Sexual and Gender Minority Patients (HCAF-SGM). Further, we examined correlates of SGM health competency based on leading theories of prejudice, primarily the dual process model of prejudice and social identity theory. The study comprised two phases: item development and pilot testing, followed by a primary online survey administration with several health care professionals and training organizations (<i>N</i> = 155). Study findings supported a one-factor HCAF-SGM score, suggesting that health care providers view their competency regarding SGM individuals in a holistic manner, without differentiating between knowledge, attitude, and skill. The measure was found to be negatively associated with right-wing authoritarianism and positively correlated with specific social identities most salient to the topic of SGM health (i.e., health care professional and SGM). The HCAF-SGM shows promise as a reliable and valid assessment of perceived provider health care competency. Implications for SGM health-related measurement, clinical supervision, and training are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":55531,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthopsychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"99-112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9514615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}