Mental health of Students in a globalized world: Prevalence of Complaints and Disorders, methods and effectivity of counseling, structure of mental health Services for Students
Publication date: Available online 30 April 2015 Source:Mental Health & Prevention Author(s): Rainer Matthias Holm-Hadulla , Asimina Koutsoukou-Argyraki In our globalized world the necessity for student flexibility is increasing. Psychological problems and mental disorders are frequent, and students seek help at the places where they study. This special issue presents data on the prevalence of complaints and disorders reported by students around the world. Examples of counseling services and the methods they employ are given. Proposals for the structure and the methods of mental health services for students a...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - May 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Student driven mental health promotion in an Australian university setting
Publication date: Available online 30 April 2015 Source:Mental Health & Prevention Author(s): Fiona L. Blee , Nicola J. Reavley , Anthony F. Jorm , Terence V. McCann The purpose of this study was to investigate university students׳ perceptions of mental health problems, through an exploration of proposed health promotion interventions. An action research approach was undertaken to inform the health promotion interventions of the MindWise study. A qualitative thematic analysis of focus group data was undertaken. Three themes were abstracted from the data: the importance of (i) harm minimisation messaging, (...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - May 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Psychological complaints of students: A comparison of field samples with clients of a counseling service at a typical German University
In this study, samples of Counseling Center Clients from the last 15 years are presented and compared to student field samples with regard to type of distress and severity of symptoms measured with the Symptom Checklist-90-R, the Psychosocial Complaints List and the Satisfaction with Life and Studies Scale. While 12–15% of the students in the field sample are severely impaired, 54–58% of the Counseling Center clients suffer from severe mental disorders. Type and severity of psychological distress in client center samples have remained remarkably stable over the last 15 years. Implications and consequences for counselin...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - May 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Students’ mental health and psychological Counselling in Europe
Publication date: Available online 14 May 2015 Source:Mental Health & Prevention Author(s): Hans-Werner Rückert Facts and figures on mental health of students and the provision of counselling services will be presented in this article, gathered by the former European Student Counsellors network Forum Européenne de l'Orientation Académique/European Forum on Student Guidance (FEDORA). The Center for Academic Advising and Psychological Counselling of the Freie Universität in Berlin can serve as an example for a typical institution. After the Bologna reform in Europe, putting students under more stress than be...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - May 15, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
University Student Counseling and Mental Health in the United States: Trends and Challenges
This article reviews the status of the delivery of counseling and mental health services at colleges and universities in the United States. It provides an overview of historical and current trends of student mental health concerns and of the ways in which campus counseling services have responded to these challenges. Data from several sources are referenced to demonstrate both the increasing numbers of students seeking counseling services and the increasing severity of their concerns. Examples are provided for how these trends have influenced the delivery of counseling services and how they are changing college and univeri...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - April 3, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Mental Health of Students and its Development between 1994 and 2012
Publication date: Available online 23 January 2015 Source:Mental Health & Prevention Author(s): Hanna Berger , Gabriele Helga Franke , Frank-Hagen Hofmann , Michael Sperth , Rainer Maria Holm-Hadulla The present study investigated the prevalence of psychological distress in medical and psychology students (n=293) at a German University. Sampling structure, questionnaire and process of this study were a reproduction of a prior study carried out at the same university in 1994 (n=346) which allowed for assessing changes over time. Results show that 12% of students suffered from clinically relevant psychologic...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - January 24, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The ethnic specificity of mental representation and social emotional competence in children
This study compared socially competent behavior of children with different migration backgrounds as well as different native countries. 109 children were selected from kindergartens (age 5–6 years) in Austria and in US with either Asian or Hispanic migration background. Social emotional competence was measured using story-completion-technique for a video-taped doll-play-interview and coded concerning socially competent behavior. The analyses showed significant differences in social emotional competence between the immigration backgrounds, nationalities, and gender in all of the categories coded during the interview. (Sou...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - November 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Gender Differences in the Relationships between mental health Symptoms, impairment, and treatment-related behaviors among college Students
This study examined gender differences in factors associated with mental health treatment-related behaviors to gather information on why some individuals are more likely to seek treatment than others. Responses from college students who participated in an online survey indicated that males and females respond differently to self-reported mental health symptom measures. Females indicated greater ranges of symptoms that were not necessarily indicative of a clinically meaningful mental health problem. Clinicians using patient-reported symptom measures should consider gender differences in responses to avoid over or under diag...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - November 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Reduction in the prospective incidence of adolescent psychopathology: A review of school-based prevention approaches
Publication date: Available online 18 November 2014 Source:Mental Health & Prevention Author(s): Thomas J. Nehmy , Tracey D. Wade Adolescence is a developmental period characterised by vulnerability to psychopathology. Previous research has often confused treatment and prevention, and has cited effect sizes in selective or indicated samples as evidence for preventive efficacy without regard to the course of ‘healthy’ participants over time. The present review clarifies the definition of a prevention effect, and reviews universal, school-based prevention studies. It was found that of 36 included studies, 1...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - November 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
A closer look at the effectiveness of early childhood education in at-risk families
Publication date: Available online 28 September 2014 Source:Mental Health & Prevention Author(s): Alex Neuhauser Various reviews and meta-analyses provide heterogeneous but predominantly positive assessments of programs for early child care and education. Against this background, the crucial point is whether and under what conditions a program exhibits effects in a certain target group. This question is examined in the present article at the example of the program Parents as Teachers (PAT) in at-risk families. Based on five systematically selected studies, the analyses show that PAT is effective with weak to m...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - November 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Early intervention in Germany and in the USA: A comparison of supporting health services. An overview article
Publication date: December 2013 Source:Mental Health & Prevention, Volume 1, Issue 1 Author(s): Marisa Benz , Anna Sidor The article at hand provides an overview of early childhood prevention and intervention in Germany and in the USA. Presented are nine German and four US-American home-visitation programs, primarily targeting at-risk families. The NZFH and MIECHV government coordinated programs which span federal states in both countries, are introduced. The evidence-based effects of the early prevention programs are briefly presented. Despite similar program approaches, the most important differences are th...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Preschoolers' attachment representations and maternal psychosocial characteristics in Santiago, Chile
Publication date: December 2013 Source:Mental Health & Prevention, Volume 1, Issue 1 Author(s): Francisca Pérez C. , Ma. Pía Santelices A. , Claudia Rivera M. , Chamarrita Farkas K. The present research examines how preschoolers' attachment representations relate to maternal psychosocial problems, differentiating by gender. One hundred and thirty-seven mothers along with their 36–49 month old children (51 female) who attend child-care centers were evaluated. Trained researchers administered interviews and collected self-reported measures of family risk factors, depressive symptoms and parenting stress f...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Advances in the prevention and early intervention of eating disorders: The potential of Internet-delivered approaches
Publication date: December 2013 Source:Mental Health & Prevention, Volume 1, Issue 1 Author(s): Stephanie Bauer , Hana Papezova , Razvan Chereches , Gabriele Caselli , Orla McLoughlin , Irena Szumska , Eric van Furth , Fikret Ozer , Markus Moessner This paper aims to outline specific challenges inherent to the prevention of eating disorders, to discuss how these might be addressed by Internet-based interventions, and to review currently available approaches. Furthermore, we introduce the European initiative ProYouth which aims at the implementation and dissemination of an Internet-based platform integr...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Effectiveness of a six session stress reduction program for groups
This study set out to determine the effectiveness of a 6-week cognitive-behavioral stress reduction course for groups. Two groups (intervention group N=47; matched control group N=47) completed questionnaires on stress, depression, anxiety, worrying, and stress management skills pre and post-intervention, at 6 months and at 1 year follow-up. Results showed decline for all symptoms in the intervention group (linear trends ps<.05), whereas stress management skills remained stable. Clinically significant and reliable change for almost 30% of participants confirmed these findings. No such change was found for the contro...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Assessing differential effects of implementation quality and risk status in a whole-school social and emotional learning programme: Secondary SEAL
This study examines differences in impact of the secondary social and emotional aspects of learning (SSEAL) programme through (i) pupils with low, average and high Emotional Literacy (EL) skills and (ii) variation in implementation quality. Data from a 2-year, quasiexperimental pre-test–post-test design was used, consisting of 3306 pupils (aged 11–12 years) attending 41 English secondary schools. Data was collected using (i) self-report measures (Emotional Literacy: Assessment and Intervention (ELAI) inventory) and (ii) longitudinal, qualitative methods. Results showed (i) no significant improvements for any EL group a...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
