Mental Health Problems Among Childbearing Women: Historical Perspectives and Social Determinants

2017 ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Fisher ◽  
Catherine Acton ◽  
Heather Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Childbearing Women

scholarly journals Study of correlation between social determinants on mental health status of adolescent school students of Patna, Bihar, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 1561
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar Tiwari ◽  
Anil Kumar Jaiswal
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Status ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Mental Well Being

Background: The status of mental well-being is a function of emotional well-being, psychological well-being and social well-being, and includes aspects like cognitive and social skills, emotional capacity, empathy, ability to cope with adverse events, and capability to function within a society. Various studies have found strong correlations between a person’s immediate surroundings to how they perceive their well-being as well as their actual status of mental health. On one hand, social determinants affect the causation, severity and outcome of mental well-being, on the other hand the state of mental well-being affects the social determinants by affecting personal freedom, ability to make healthy life choices etc. This makes the study of social determinants of mental health very significant.Methods: A cross-sectional, exploratory study of qualitative nature was undertaken in Patna among School going students between the ages 13-17. A self-administered peer reviewed questionnaire was used for data collection.Results: Of 400 participants 19% have features of depression and other mental health problems. Females were more affected. Students of low socioeconomic group (41.6%) and of single parent family (40%) were affected.Conclusions: Mental health problems are very common in adolescent school students. Active steps must be taken to increase awareness about depression among teachers and parents. Early intervention can help prevent worsening of depression and its impact on life.

scholarly journals A Public Mental Health Study Among Iraqi Refugees in Sweden: Social Determinants, Resilience, Gender, and Cultural Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Önver A. Çetrez ◽  
Valerie DeMarinis ◽  
Maria Sundvall ◽  
Manuel Fernandez-Gonzalez ◽  
Liubov Borisova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Iraqi Refugees ◽  
Mental Health Study

This public mental health study highlights the interactions among social determinants and resilience on mental health, PTSD and acculturation among Iraqi refugees in Sweden 2012-2013.Objectives: The study aims to understand participants' health, resilience and acculturation, paying specific attention to gender differences.Design: The study, using a convenience sampling survey design (N = 4010, 53.2% men), included measures on social determinants, general health, coping, CD-RISC, selected questions from the EMIC, PC-PTSD, and acculturation.Results: Gender differences and reported differences between life experiences in Iraq and Sweden were strong. In Sweden, religious activity was more widespread among women, whereas activity reflecting religion and spirituality as a coping mechanism decreased significantly among men. A sense of belonging both to a Swedish and an Iraqi ethnic identity was frequent. Positive self-evaluation in personal and social areas and goals in life was strong. The strongest perceived source of social support was from parents and siblings, while support from authorities generally was perceived as low. Self-rated health was high and the incidence of PTSD was low. A clear majority identified multiple social determinants contributing to mental health problems. Social or situational and emotional or developmental explanations were the most common. In general, resilience (as measured with CD-RISC) was low, with women's scores lower than that of men.Conclusions: Vulnerability manifested itself in unemployment after a long period in Sweden, weak social networks outside the family, unsupportive authorities, gender differences in acculturation, and women showing more mental health problems. Though low socially determined personal scores of resilience were found, we also identified a strong level of resilience, when using a culture-sensitive approach and appraising resilience as expressed in coping, meaning, and goals in life. Clinicians need to be aware of the risks of poorer mental health among refugees in general and women in particular, although mental health problems should not be presumed in the individual patient. Instead clinicians need to find ways of exploring the cultural and social worlds and needs of refugee patients. Authorities need to address the described post-migration problems and unmet needs of social support, together comprising the well-established area of the social determinants of health.

scholarly journals Impact of social determinants on incarceration and women’s mental health in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
S R Lindner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Prison Population ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Current Increase ◽  
Women In Prison ◽  
Health Disorders

Abstract The health status of prison population in Brazil is worrying. Prisons in the country are often overcrowded and host a large proportion of population with pre-existing health problems, that may be aggravated in prison. The conditions of confinement are decisive for the health-disease process and the relationship between problems and health needs of the population. The current increase of the number of prison population contribute to increase the risk of infectious diseases and worsen the general health conditions of those incarcerated. Mental health disorders are highly prevalent in the prison population globally, including: personality disorders, such as antisocial personality disorder, major depression, and psychotic illnesses, neurodevelopmental disorders, and intellectual disability (ID). Self-harm and suicide attempts are also overrepresented in the prison population. The prison conditions may worsen the pre-existing mental health problems of those incarcerated. Compared to men, women in prison are particularly vulnerable to mental health disorders, because of several factors including the women's social role and peculiar social stressors affecting women's condition. The social determinants such as: employment, housing and education status; poverty, social exclusion and discrimination; gender-based violence, stigma and adverse life events are particularly affecting the mental health of women incarcerated prior to prison, often worsening when they enter prison. Mental health of women in prison in Brazil represents a public health and security problem. Based on research data the presentation will discuss the status of mental health of women in prison in Brazil.

FC15-06 - The socio-economic realities of mental health in ireland

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1903-1903
Author(s):  
A. Datta ◽  
J. Frewen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Contributory Factor ◽  
Economic Costs ◽  
Significant Cost ◽  
Economic Output

IntroductionMental Health entails significant economic costs, not only the provision of health services but also lost economic output. Mental Health has been estimated to cost Ireland up to €3 billion annually. Social determinants are a major contributory factor to mental health problems and inequity.ObjectivesTo illustrate economic cost of mental health in Ireland, importance of social determinants in mental health inequity and provide guidelines on how to improve the overall level of mental health.AimExamine economic cost of mental health in Ireland and discuss how negative social determinants might be tackled to reduce mental health inequities.MethodologyReview hardcopy and internet reports and studies since 2000 on Irish mental health policy, the economic costs and social determinants of mental health, the obstacles to reducing health inequities and what should be prioritised to achieve good mental health in Ireland.ResultsMental Health problems incur a significant cost. Furthermore, mental health problems occur more frequently amongst those groups with negative social determinants. These health inequities need to be tackled to reduce the overall level of mental health illness.ConclusionsGiven current global economic difficulties it is more important than ever to reduce economic costs. Mental health is one such significant cost. Negative social determinants lead to mental health inequities and therefore greater economic costs in terms of health care and lost economic productivity. They must be tackled by an holistic approach, one which not only involves the health sector but also other relevant social and economic sectors.

Fetal growth and subsequent mental health problems in children aged 4 to 13 years

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (01) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R Zubrick ◽  
Jennifer J Kurinczuk ◽  
Brett M C McDermott ◽  
Robert S McKelvey ◽  
Sven R Silburn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Fetal Growth ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems

Mental Health Among Adolescents from Returned Portuguese Immigrant Families

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Félix Neto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Portuguese Adolescents

This study investigated mental health problems and their predictors among adolescents from returned immigrant families. The sample consisted of 360 returned adolescents (mean age = 16.8 years; SD = 1.9). The mean duration of a sojourn in Portugal for the sample was 8.2 years (SD = 4.5). A control group of 217 Portuguese youths were also included in the study. Adolescents from immigrant families reported mental health levels similar to those of Portuguese adolescents who have never migrated. Girls showed more mental health problems than boys. Younger adolescents showed fewer mental health problems than older adolescents. Adaptation variables contributed to mental health outcomes even after acculturation variables were accounted for. Implications of the study for counselors are discussed.

Physical and Psychological Benefits of Written Emotional Expression

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 242-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Kállay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Expressive Writing ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Cost Effective Treatment ◽  
Meta Analyses

Abstract. The last several decades have witnessed a substantial increase in the number of individuals suffering from both diagnosable and subsyndromal mental health problems. Consequently, the development of cost-effective treatment methods, accessible to large populations suffering from different forms of mental health problems, became imperative. A very promising intervention is the method of expressive writing (EW), which may be used in both clinically diagnosable cases and subthreshold symptomatology. This method, in which people express their feelings and thoughts related to stressful situations in writing, has been found to improve participants’ long-term psychological, physiological, behavioral, and social functioning. Based on a thorough analysis and synthesis of the published literature (also including most recent meta-analyses), the present paper presents the expressive writing method, its short- and long-term, intra-and interpersonal effects, different situations and conditions in which it has been proven to be effective, the most important mechanisms implied in the process of recovery, advantages, disadvantages, and possible pitfalls of the method, as well as variants of the original technique and future research directions.

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