The impact of adverse childhood experience on symptom severity in patients with functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD)
ConclusionResults emphasize the impact of neglect and abuse on FNSD, and strengthen the proposed ACE influence on affect regulation with its mediating role for symptom expression in support of the conversion concept. The similar impact of ACE on FNS, depressive and trauma-related symptoms suggest a sensitizing impact of childhood adversities on mental health. (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Suicidal Ideation in the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Review
Publication date: Available online 11 October 2018Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Avril O'Connor, Sadie Geraghty, Dr Gemma Doleman, Annemarie De LeoAbstractObjectiveTo examine literature surrounding suicidal ideation and suicidality in the perinatal periodDesignSystematic Literature Review of published 15 research studiesFindingsThere is a scarcity of prospective studies conducted in suicidal ideation during the perinatal period. More research is needed to ensure childbearing women at risk of suicidal ideation during pregnancy receive the appropriate care and maternity services required to support them through...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Exhaustion mediates the relationship between stress and long-term health status in outpatients
Publication date: Available online 9 October 2018Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Sandra Waeldin, Dominic Vogt, Friedemann Gerhards, Dirk H. Hellhammer (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Alcohol abuse, psychological distress, and suicidal thoughts are associated with intimate partner violence among parents’ with children
Publication date: Available online 5 October 2018Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Marianne Sipilä, Tuovi Hakulinen, Mika Helminen, Johanna Seppänen, Eija Paavilainen, Päivikki Koponen (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
PTSD's True Color: Examining the effect of coloring on anxiety, stress, and working memory in veterans
Publication date: Available online 2 October 2018Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Jourdan Rodak, Tracy Packiam Alloway, Mikaela RizzoAbstractGiven the high prevalence of PTSD in veterans (up to 30%), it is important to consider alternative treatments targeted at reducing some of the negative mental health symptoms, such as anxiety and stress. Coloring, and art therapy more generally, has been reported to be one of the most effective treatments in reducing the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Previous research on the benefits of coloring have focused on samples comprised of undergraduate students or ch...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Exploring adolescents’ causal beliefs about depression: a qualitative study with implications for prevention
ConclusionThe findings suggest that adolescents perceived depression causation to be complex and multifactorial. Understanding the causal beliefs that are most salient amongst adolescents can inform messaging in relation to efforts to prevent depression at this time. (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Occupational burnout among PTSD specialty clinic providers in the Veterans Health Administration: Perceptions of bureaucratic and political oversight
ConclusionResults suggest increasing providers’ sense of psychological safety and reducing metric overload may support burnout prevention in VHA's complex environment of care. (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - October 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Behavioral Risk Factors for Self-Reported Depression Across the Lifespan
ConclusionBehavioral risk factors are associated with an increased risk for depression across the lifespan with some variability according to age groups. (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - September 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
A Narrative Literature Review of Child-Focused Mental Health Literacy Attributes and Scales
Publication date: Available online 19 September 2018Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Justine Bale, Christine Grové, Shane CostelloAbstractMental Health Literacy (MHL) refers to recognition, knowledge, and attitudes that benefit the mental health of a person to promote recognition, management or prevention of mental health problems. Currently, there are a limited number of psychometrically robust measures of evaluating children's MHL. The development and delivery of MHL interventions without robust measures means that there is no systematic, quantitative or evidence-based method of evaluation. This has implicat...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - September 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Psychometric assessment of a new self-report instrument for measuring health, quality of life and physical activity
ConclusionOverall, the FHQC revealed a moderate, replicable and acceptable validation of the FHQC when compared with the SF-12 questionnaire in the European working population and among students that can be used as supplementary tool in research studies, worksite health promotion or practical context for measuring quality of life, physical activity and health. (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - August 27, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Stressful Life Events and Internalizing Symptoms in Emerging Adults: The Roles of Mindfulness and Gratitude
Publication date: Available online 18 August 2018Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Erinn B. Duprey, Laura G. McKee, Catherine W. O'Neal, Sara B. AlgoeAbstractThe present study examines the indirect effect of stressful life events (SLEs) on internalizing symptoms via two cognitive assets, mindfulness and gratitude, in a sample of emerging adults (N = 256). The study of stressful life events and internalizing symptoms is particularly salient for the emerging adult population given the high rates of both SLEs and psychopathology during this developmental period. Mindfulness and gratitude have both been linked w...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - August 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Personality Traits, Mental Health and Social Competences of Legal Guardians in Germany
Publication date: Available online 11 August 2018Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Maria Keul, Viola Oertel-Knöchel, Eva Herrmann, Andree Shalabi, Anna Krasnianski (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - August 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The effect of an education program based on the family-centered empowerment model on addiction severity among methamphetamine users
ConclusionsIt was feasible to implement the family-centered empowerment model among MA users and it improved the severity of damages caused by drug abuse. (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - July 28, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
A brief school based, awareness program for depression and suicidal behaviours in Indian youth
ConclusionThe study provides preliminary evidence for usefulness of a brief school based awareness program for depression and suicidality, a common mental health problem among adolescents in India. (Source: Mental Health and Prevention)
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - July 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Investigating the effects of childhood maltreatment on pro-inflammatory signaling: The influence of cortisol and DHEA on cytokine secretion ex vivo
Publication date: Available online 3 May 2018Source: Mental Health & PreventionAuthor(s): Martha Leonie Geiger, Christina Boeck, Alexandra Maria Koenig, Katharina Schury, Christiane Waller, Stephan Kolassa, Alexander Karabatsiakis, Iris- Tatjana KolassaAbstractChildhood maltreatment (CM) is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation and an increased risk for the development of adverse mental and physical health outcomes in CM-affected adults. Differences in cortisol signaling were described to contribute to this pro-inflammatory phenotype. We investigated in a study cohort of 13 postpartum women with and 12 postpartum ...
Source: Mental Health and Prevention - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
