University Students’ Perspectives on Mental Illness Stigma
Publication date: Available online 7 May 2019Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Mineko Wada, Melinda J. Suto, Michael Lee, Danielle Sanders, Crystal Sun, Thi Nga Le, Julia Goldman-Hasbun, Stephanie ChauhanAbstractMental health issues are increasingly prevalent among North American post-secondary students and often impede academic progress. However, students appear reluctant to seek help and access mental health services due to stigma associated with mental health issues. Our study explored university students’ perspectives on and experiences of mental illness stigma on campus with the ultimate aim of working to...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - May 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Psychosocial Health And Prevention Of Crisis In Rural Areas – Results Of A Pilot Panel On Psychosocial Problems, Subjective Burden, And Utilization Of Help In Germany
ConclusionAn interdisciplinary psychosocial care system could provide the population with adequate services and prevention approaches. (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - May 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Reflective Functioning in an Adolescent Community Sample
Publication date: Available online 4 May 2019Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Carola Cropp, Rainer W. Alexandrowicz, Svenja TaubnerAbstractThe Reflective Functioning Scale (RFS) is a widely used psychodynamic measure that has been thoroughly studied in adult samples. However, to date empirical data regarding reflective functioning (RF) in adolescence has been sparse. The present study examines RF in a German sample of 96 adolescent pupils (aged 15-18). The study assesses the RF capacities of the adolescent pupils and examines its association to intelligence, language skills, sociodemographic data, and psycholog...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - May 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Is body appreciation a mechanism of depression and anxiety? An investigation of the 3-Dimensional Body Appreciation Mapping (3D-BAM) intervention
Publication date: Available online 4 May 2019Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Virginia Ramseyer Winter, Antoinette M. Landor, Michelle Teti, Kristen Morris, Erin M. Schliep, Danielle Pevehouse-Pfeiffer, Emily PekarekAbstractBody appreciation is related to numerous mental health outcomes, including depression and anxiety. This pilot study investigated the effects of an intervention, 3-Dimensional Body Appreciation Mapping (3D-BAM), developed to improve body image, depression, and anxiety by using 3D scanning technology to train participants to focus on ways they appreciate their bodies. Eighty-nine emerging adul...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - May 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Universal prevention in eating disorders: a systematic narrative review of recent studies
Publication date: Available online 4 May 2019Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Caroline Schwartz, Konstantin Drexl, Anne Fischer, Markus Fumi, Bernd Löwe, Silke Naab, Ulrich VoderholzerAbstractIn the field of eating disorders, much research has been devoted to selective prevention that addresses high-risk groups, while universal prevention has received less attention. This paper systematically reviews recent studies on the universal prevention of ED. The analysis shows that universal prevention may impact on a wide range of eating disorder risk factors such as body dissatisfaction and media internalization. How...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - May 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Better Family Relationships – Higher Well-Being: The Connection Between Relationship Quality and Health Related Resources
Publication date: Available online 4 May 2019Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Dennis Grevenstein, Matthias Bluemke, Jochen Schweitzer, Corina Aguilar-RaabAbstractFamily relationships form very important social relationships. They provide the social context enabling the development for a healthy personality and fostering social competencies and the capacity for social adjustment. Several constructs constitute a complex sample of health beneficial attributes, such as resilience, sense of coherence, self-compassion and others, that haven't been investigated in connection with perceived quality of family relationsh...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - May 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Attachment problems in childhood and the development of anxiety in adolescents: A systematic review of longitudinal and prospective studies
Publication date: Available online 19 February 2019Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Lawrence T Lam, Akshay Rai, Mary K LamAbstractThe association between early relationships and the experience of infant and mother, and the subsequent development of the child through their life span has long been studied. Attachment, as a most prominent construct in early child development, has been the focal point of investigation since the inception of the theoretical concept by Bowlby. In recent years, research has expanded to examine the effect of attachment on the mental health and socio-emotional development of young child...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - February 19, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Socially differentiated life trajectories of individuals with experience of psychosis: A biographical study
Publication date: Available online 14 February 2019Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Eugenie Georgaca, Anastasia ZissiAbstractThe role of social factors in the development and course of psychotic disorders has been increasingly acknowledged in recent decades. The present study examines the role of social, family and environmental factors in shaping biographical trajectories of people experiencing psychosis. Biographical interviews were conducted with 27 individuals with experience and diagnosis of psychotic disorders, in several locations in Greece. The narratives were subjected to biographical analysis, culmina...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - February 15, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
“Get Over It and Move On”: The Impact of Mental Illness Stigma in Rural, Low-income United States Populations
Publication date: Available online 1 February 2019Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Loni Crumb, Taryne M. Mingo, Allison CroweAbstractUnderstanding the stigma associated with mental health concerns is essential to increasing utilization of mental health services in rural, economically deprived communities. This research study examined mental illness stigma in a sample of rural, low-income mental healthcare consumers and explored preferred attributes in mental healthcare providers that may help combat stigma. Qualitative methodology using a qualitative content analysis approach was used to reach an understanding ...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - February 2, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Attachment Styles in College Students and Depression: The Mediating Role of Self Differentiation
This study explored the role of self-differentiation as a possible mediator between insecure attachment in romantic relationships and depressive symptoms among a sample of 175 college undergraduates. Participants completed the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECRS), the Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI), and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Preacher and Hayes’ (2008) test for indirect effects was used to test the mediational model. As hypothesized, degree of insecure attachment predicted depressive symptoms through affect regulation. Implications of results in regards to men...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - February 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Evaluating a peer support model of community wellbeing for mental health: a coproduction approach to evaluation
Conclusion: The study examines process and outcomes of an integrative evaluation, providing evidence for how peer support group work can be used effectively with underserved communities to promote mental health recovery. (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - January 31, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The association of maltreatment and socially deviant behavior––Findings from a national study with adolescent students and their parents
In this study, we assessed adolescents’ exposure to violence and maltreatment as well as their socially deviant behavior in a national sample of 700 adolescent students in Tanzania (52% girls). In addition to adolescents’ self-reports, we also included their parents’ perspective (N = 332, 53% females). After controlling for other risk factors, we found significant positive associations between emotional violence by teachers, as well as neglect, emotional and physical violence by parents with adolescents’ self-reported delinquent and rule breaking behavior. Positive associations were also found between self-repo...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - January 25, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Investigating the Factor Structure of the K10 and Identifying Cutoff Scores Denoting Nonspecific Psychological Distress and Need for Treatment
Publication date: Available online 17 January 2019Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): John W. Lace, Taylor R. Greif, Andrew McGrath, Alex F. Grant, Zachary C. Merz, Carson L. Teague, Paul J. HandalAbstractWhile widely used in epidemiological research, studies of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) have supported profoundly mixed results regarding its latent factor structure and optimal cutoff scores to identify clinically significant psychological distress. The present study sought to investigate the K10 and identify cutoff scores denoting clinically significant nonspecific psychological distress and ne...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - January 18, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Alcohol use by school-going adolescents in Ghana: Prevalence and correlates
This study investigated the risk factors that are associated with alcohol use among a nationally representative sample of school-going adolescents in Ghana. The 2012 version of the Ghanaian Global School-based Student Health Survey on adolescents aged 11-19 years old (N = 1,984) was used. Logistic regression was employed to study the relationship between alcohol use variables and socio-demographic characteristic, mental health problems, psychosocial variables and parental involvement. The prevalence of alcohol use behaviours were 6.8%, 11.1% and 12.6% for alcohol problem, lifetime drunkenness and current alcohol use r...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - January 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Predicting Student-Athlete and Non-Athletes’ Intentions to Self-Manage Mental Health: Testing an Integrated Behaviour Change Model.
The objective of this study was to assess the factorial and predictive validity of an Integrated Behaviour Change (IBC) model (Hagger & Chatzarantis, 2014) for predicting Higher Education (HE) student-athlete and non-athletes’ intentions to self-manage mental health. Students (n=200) aged 21.10 (SD= 3.73; male = 53%; athlete =69%) completed a questionnaire, and a two-step model building approach was conducted (i.e. confirmatory factor [CFA] and path analysis). Demographic (i.e. female or male; athlete or non-athlete) and IBC (i.e. autonomous and controlled motivation, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control a...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - January 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
