Complete Mental Health in South Australian Youth: Prevalence, Measurement, and Promotion

This chapter proposes a reimagined dual-factor, multitiered system of support (MTSS) that targets students’ complete mental health by simultaneously diminishing symptoms of mental disorders and enhancing attributes of well-being. Examples of assessments and interventions are cited to show that our existing knowledge base includes examples of universal screening, progress monitoring, and interventions that address complete mental health. An argument is made for more research to build a broader base of assessments of well-being for progress monitoring and universal screening and to develop and field test decision-making protocols to identify students’ complete mental health needs and align services with these needs. The chapter concludes that important first steps toward dual-factor MTSS have already been taken.

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Aboriginal peoples in complete mental health: A nationally-representative Canadian portrait of resilience and flourishing

Transcultural Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/1363461519885702 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 250-262

Author(s):

Esme Fuller-Thomson ◽

Siwon Lee ◽

Rose E Cameron ◽

Philip Baiden ◽

Senyo Agbeyaka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Composite International Diagnostic Interview ◽

Well Being ◽

World Health ◽

Aboriginal Peoples ◽

Factors Associated ◽

The Past ◽

Complete Mental Health

This study aimed to document the prevalence and factors associated with complete mental health (CMH) among Aboriginal peoples living in Canada. CMH is comprised of three parts: 1) the absence of major depressive episode, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, serious suicidal thoughts, and substance dependence in the past year as measured by the World Health Organization (WHO) versions of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WHO-CIDI), 2) happiness and/or satisfaction with life in the past month, and 3) psychological and social well-being. The method involved secondary analysis of Statistics Canada’s 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health (CCHS-MH). Responses from Aboriginal peoples living in Canada off-reserve ( n = 965) were examined to determine what percentage were in CMH and what characteristics are associated with being in CMH. Data analysis involved both bivariate and multivariate analytic techniques to examine factors associated with CMH among Aboriginal peoples. Overall, two-thirds of Aboriginal peoples (67.9%) living in Canada were in CMH. Those with a post-secondary degree, who had a confidant, and those who were free of disabling chronic pain were more likely to be in CMH. Additionally, the odds of CMH were higher among those without a history of suicidal ideation, major depression, alcohol dependence, drug dependence, anxiety disorder, or difficulty sleeping. Findings from this study provide indications of substantial resiliency among Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

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Complete mental health: the go-to guide for clinicians and patients John Ingram Walker Complete mental health: the go-to guide for clinicians and patients WW Norton and Company £19.99 338pp 9780393706239 0393706230

Emergency Nurse ◽

10.7748/en.19.6.12.s4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 12-12

Author(s):

Nigel Leaney

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Complete Mental Health

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Exploring the Contributions of School Belonging to Complete Mental Health Screening

The Educational and Developmental Psychologist ◽

10.1017/edp.2016.8 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 16-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Kathryn Moffa ◽

Erin Dowdy ◽

Michael J. Furlong

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

School Belonging ◽

Health Screening ◽

Mental Health Screening ◽

Emotional Wellbeing ◽

Screening Process ◽

Global Life Satisfaction ◽

Complete Mental Health

Considering the many positive outcomes associated with adolescents’ sense of school belonging, including psychological functioning, it is possible that including an assessment of school belonging within a complete mental health screening process could contribute to the prediction of students’ future mental health status. This exploratory study used complete mental health screening data obtained from a central California high school (N= 1,159). At Time 1 (T1) schoolwide screening was used to identify complete mental health groups by applying a dual-factor strategy and concurrently measuring students’ school belonging. One year later at Time 2 (T2), social-emotional wellbeing and internal distress were assessed. Cross-sectional T1 results indicated that there were significant differences in school belonging between students who reported low global life satisfaction and those who reported average or high global life satisfaction, regardless of reported level of psychological distress. A comparison of T1 to T2 data revealed that global life satisfaction and psychological distress were predictive of wellbeing and internal distress. However, contrary to study expectations, school belonging at T1 added little to the prediction of T2 psychological distress beyond the information already provided by the T1 dual-factor screening framework. Implications for practice and future directions are discussed.

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