Mental Health Issues Within Latinx Populations: Evaluating the State of the Field

Man can express the state of their souls through literary works, and Man also gain experience of their souls by reading and appreciating literary works. This paper aims to see a description of trauma symptoms related to the mental health of Lanang figures, in the Lanang Novel by Yonathan Rahardjo. The inner conflict of the characters in this novel represents the symptoms of trauma resulting in mental health disorders. It is important to know that novel readers can understand mental health issues through the appreciation of literary works. This novel study uses the contentanalysis method and literary psychoanalysis approach carried out to describe psychological problems, especially related to mental health disorders in Novel Lanang. The results of the analysis show that the symptoms of trauma can be shown through three things, namely: 1) Re-experiencing or intrusion is the reappearance of a traumatic event in the self (flashback), 2) Avoidance is an uncomfortable or painful feeling that makes him try to avoid so as not too experienced a traumatic event. 3) Hyperarousal is excessive anxiety experienced by sufferers causing him to feel in a state of being threatened or a constant danger. These three things are reflected in the character of Lanang. The description of trauma symptoms in this novel can be used as an initial experience to understand mental health issues. Literary works can also be a source of knowledge about the state of human psychology.

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Are Pediatric Providers On-Board With Current Recommendations Related to Maternal Mental Health Screening at Well-Child Visits in the State of Georgia?

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association ◽

10.1177/1078390320971358 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 107839032097135

Author(s):

Kaitlyn Barrow ◽

Analise McGreal ◽

Dillon LiVecche ◽

Susan Van Cleve ◽

Chris Sikes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Postpartum Depression ◽

Maternal Mental Health ◽

The United States ◽

The State ◽

Added Value ◽

Health Issues ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Pediatric Providers

BACKGROUND: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that pediatric providers screen mothers for postpartum depression at the 1-, 2-, 4-, and 6-month well-child visits. However, compliance with this recommendation varies greatly and is far from 100%. This is significant, as perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) represent the most common complication of childbearing. OBJECTIVES: This investigation was conducted to explore barriers to screening in the pediatric setting, reported advantages of screening, providers’ knowledge of mental health supports in the community, and commonly observed (and explicitly stated) mental health issues in new mothers. All data collection took place in the state of Georgia, which has the worst rates of maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States. METHOD: A convenience sample of five pediatric practices was selected through the Mercer University School of Medicine’s community preceptor network. All clinical staff at each site participated in one of five focus groups for a total of 31 participants. The conversations were audio-taped, transcribed, and thematically analyzed. RESULTS: Providers from two practices were formally screening for Postpartum Depression; they indicated that it added value to their practice. Those not screening cited several barriers including lack of time, training, and access to the mother’s medical records. Several clinicians asserted that they were not trained to address mental health issues in their pediatric patients’ mothers and that it was out of their realm of expertise. CONCLUSIONS: Provider compliance with the current AAP recommendations may increase with mandatory, specialized training in recognizing and treating PMADs.

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Ashley Smith and Incarcerated Young Women: Marginalized at Any Age

Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit et Société ◽

10.1017/cls.2017.11 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 32 (02) ◽

pp. 249-267

Author(s):

Carla Cesaroni ◽

Michele Peterson-Badali

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Young Women ◽

Expert Testimony ◽

Correctional Facility ◽

Incarcerated Women ◽

The State ◽

Developmental Perspective ◽

Health Issues ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

The Subject

Abstract Nineteen-year-old Ashley Smith died by her own hand in 2007 in a women’s correctional facility in Ontario, Canada. The subject of the coroner’s inquest into her death was her carceral experience and the failure of the system (leading to her death) during her time in adult federal corrections. The general focus of the inquest was on the state of federal women’s corrections in Canada and the mental health issues experienced by many incarcerated women. We produced a report and provided expert testimony at the inquest regarding the need for a developmentally informed correctional framework. In this article, which is based on our inquest report and testimony, we argue that a developmental perspective is a vital lens for understanding the incarceration experience of young women.

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